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William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in the town of Stratford
about 150 kilometres from London. His family was quite well
off and William was well-educated at the local Grammar School.
At the age of 18 he married Anne Hathaway and by the time he
was 20 he was the father of 3 children."
We know little of the next few years (they are often called
'the lost years') but certainly by the time he was 26
Shakespeare had joined a company of actors in London and was
writing his first plays.
He became a shareholder in a group of actors called The Lord
Chamberlain's men and this company later gained the patronage
of King James I and became The King's Men.
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He seems to have enjoyed the life of an actor and playwright
in London but he never lost his ties with Stratford his home
town.
Shakespeare became a wealthy man from his plays and in his
later years he bought a large house in Stratford where he
eventually retired.
Into his 52 years this remarkable man crammed many
achievements.
He wrote 37 of the most famous and popular plays in the
English language as well as a wealth of poetry.
All this in addition to his profession of actor.
Shakespeare died in Stratford in 1616.