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William Shakespeare was an English playwright, actor, and poet. Shakespeare is known primarily for his numerous comedies and tragedies. His work has provided a great influence throughout literature and art, especially in the areas of plot and character development, shaping of language, and genre depth.
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2013 Romeo and Juliet Based on a stageplay by
2013 Much Ado About Nothing play
2011 Coriolanus Based on a play by
2011 Gnomeo and Juliet play
2011 Private Romeo play
2010 The Tempest Play
2010 Hamlet
2010 Macbeth
2009 National Theatre Live (1)
2009 Were the World Mine
2009 Hamlet A.D.D. play "Hamlet"
2008 Richard III play
2007 Romeo x Juliet (24)
2006 Macbeth play
2006 Rockin' Romeo & Juliet play
2006 As You Like It play
2006 Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss play "Romeo and Juliet"
2004 The Merchant of Venice
2003 Shakespeare's Merchant writer
2003 Bollywood Queen play Romeo and Juliet
2002 My Kingdom play King Lear
2002 King of Texas (play "King Lear")
2002 Scotland, Pa.
2002 A Midsummer Night's Rave play A Midsummer Night's Dream
2001 Rave Macbeth play Macbeth
2001 O
2001 Je rentre à la maison
2001 The King Is Alive
2000 Titus Andronicus play
2000 Hamlet
2000 Love's Labour's Lost
1999 Titus
1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream
1999 10 Things I Hate about You
1997 Macbeth play
1997 Tromeo & Juliet play Romeo and Juliet
1996 Hamlet Original Play
1996 A Midsummer Night's Dream play
1996 Romeo + Juliet
1996 Twelfth Night
1996 Love Is All There Is play Romeo and Juliet
1996 Looking for Richard
1995 Richard III
1995 Othello
1993 Much Ado About Nothing
1992 As You Like It play
1991 My Own Private Idaho
1991 Prospero's Books
1991 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Play (Hamlet)
1991 Symphony for the Spire play Henry V
1991 Men of Respect play "Macbeth"
1990 Hamlet
1989 Henry V
1989 Hamlet: Prince of Denmark writer
1987 The Angelic Conversation sonnets
1985 Ran play King Lear
1985 Moonlighting (1)
1983 Macbeth play
1983 Antony and Cleopatra
1983 The Black Adder (6)
1982 King Lear play
1982 Tempest play
1982 Shakespeare Lives! writer
1982 The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet writer
1981 Othello play
1980 The Tempest play
1980 Hamlet, Prince of Denmark play Hamlet
1979 King Richard the Second play "Richard II"
1979 Julius Caesar play
1979 Measure for Measure Original Playwrite
1978 Romeo & Juliet
1977 Live from the Metropolitan Opera (1)
1975 Saturday Night Live (1)
1974 Antony & Cleopatra
1973 The Merchant of Venice play
1973 Theatre of Blood
1973 Much Ado About Nothing play
1972 Antony and Cleopatra Play
1971 The Tragedy of Macbeth
1971 King Lear play
1970 Julius Caesar Play
1968 Romeo and Juliet
1967 Campanadas a medianoche
1967 The Taming of the Shrew
1966 Teenage Gang Debs play Macbeth
1965 Othello Play
1965 Carry On Cleo Original Idea (Play 'Antony and Cleopatra')
1964 Siberian Lady Macbeth play
1963 All Night Long
1961 West Side Story
1961 Hamlet play "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark"
1960 Festival (19)
1960 The Tempest play
1957 Throne of Blood play Macbeth
1956 Forbidden Planet
1955 Richard III
1953 Kiss Me Kate
1953 Julius Caesar Novel
1952 Othello based on a play by
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame (6)
1948 Studio One in Hollywood (5)
1948 Hamlet
1947 A Double Life play "Othello"
1936 Romeo and Juliet
1936 As You Like It
1913 Julius Caesar
1910 The Merry Wives of Windsor play
1908 The Taming of the Shrew
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General Information Edit
Credited Name William Shakespeare
Gender Male
Birthday
Death April 23, 1616
Primary Role Writer
Hometown Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Country England
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