Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe

male, deceased (1593)
Christopher "Kit" Marlowe was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William...
Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson

male, deceased (1784)
Samuel Johnson LL.D. (13 December 1784), often referred to simply as Dr Johnson, is one of England's best known literary figures : a poet,...
Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

male, deceased (1989)
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907 - 11 July 1989) was an Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and four-time Emmy winning English...

Anne Hathaway

female, deceased (1623)
Anne Hathaway was the wife of William Shakespeare. Little is known about her.
John Keats

John Keats

male, deceased (1821)
John Keats was one of the principal poets of the English Romantic movement. During his short life, his work received constant critical attacks from...
Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

male
Kevin Smith, 1963 - 2005, was a well-known actor who worked for many years with the Belvoir Theatre Company in Sydney playing roles in Shakespeare...
Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope

male, deceased (1744)
Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 - 30 May 1744) is generally regarded as the greatest English poet of the early eighteenth century, best known for his...
Cole Porter

Cole Porter

male, deceased (1964)
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 - October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Indiana. His works include the musical comedies...
Franco Zeffirelli

Franco Zeffirelli

male, 86 years old
Franco Zeffirelli (born Gianfranco Corsi on February 12, 1923), is an Italian film director. He is also an opera director, designer and producer of...
Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

male, deceased (1904) (New York, United States)
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian short story writer and playwright. He was born in Taganrog, southern Russia, on, and died of tuberculosis at...