William Rowley (playwright)
William Rowley (b.1585; buried February 11, 1626 ) was an English playwright in the reign of James I.
Very little is known about Rowley's life. Before 1610 he worked as an actor in the troupe of Queen Anne ( Queen Anne's Men ). In the 1620s he made an appearance with The Play at Midnight at the Globe Theater .
William Rowley often collaborated with other writers. He is known to collaborate with Thomas Heywood , Thomas Middleton , John Fletcher , John Ford , Thomas Dekker and John Webster .
The following works are attributed to Rowley himself:
- A New Wonder (published 1632)
- All's Lost by Lust (published 1633)
- A Match at Midnight (published 1633)
- A Shoemaker a Gentleman (published 1638)
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| SURNAME | Rowley, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English actor and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1585 |
| DATE OF DEATH | buried February 11, 1626 |