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Anthony Munday

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English playwright and miscellaneous writer

WritersLived 1560 to 1633 · aged 73
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Anthony Munday was an English playwright and miscellaneous writer. He was baptised on 13 October 1560 in St Gregory by St Paul's, London, and was the son of Christopher Munday, a stationer, and Jane Munday.

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Anthony Munday was an English playwright and miscellaneous writer. He was baptised on 13 October 1560 in St Gregory by St Paul's, London, and was the son of Christopher Munday, a stationer, and Jane Munday. He was one of the chief predecessors of Shakespeare in English dramatic composition, and wrote plays about Robin Hood. He is believed to be the primary author of Sir Thomas More, on which he is believed to have collaborated with Henry Chettle, Thomas Heywood, William Shakespeare and Thomas Dekker.

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Lived 1560 to 1633 · aged 73
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