John Fletcher: Quick Facts

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Baptized	December 20, 1579
Died	August 29, 1625 • London • England
Notable Works	“A King and No King” • “A Wife for a Moneth” • “Fifty Comedies and Tragedies Written by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher” • “Philaster” • “The Faithfull Shepheardesse” • “The False One” • “The Maides Tragedy”
Movement / Style	Jacobean age

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