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- July 28, 1864, Summertown, Oxfordshire, England
- Died:
- December 9, 1915, Deal, Kent (aged 51)
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Stephen Phillips
English actor and poet
Stephen Phillips (born July 28, 1864, Summertown, Oxfordshire, Englandâdied December 9, 1915, Deal, Kent) was an English actor and poet who was briefly successful as a playwright.
Phillips was educated at Trinity College School, Stratford-upon-Avon, and at Kingâs School, Peterborough. In 1885 he joined an acting company founded by Frank Benson, his cousin. Phillipsâs first collection of poetry, Poems (1897), was followed by several verse dramas, including Herod (1901), Ulysses (1902), and Nero (1906). Phillips was compared to Shakespeare for Paolo and Francesca (1900), but his reputation soon declined, and he died in poverty.
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