biography
pronunciation:
[alen]
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| (1566–1626)
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| biography:
| Actor, born in London, UK, the stepson-in-law of Philip Henslowe. A contemporary of Shakespeare, he was associated with the Admiral's Men, and formed a partnership with Henslowe to run the Bear Garden and build the Fortune Theatre. He founded Dulwich College (1619), and deposited in its library documents relating to his career (including Henslowe's diary), which give a unique insight into the financial aspects of Elizabethan theatre. |
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