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William Bird (also Birde, Borne, Bvrde, Burde, and Byrd) is one of the players in Shakespeare's time about which a great deal is known, not only as a professional player but also as a businessman in two playing companies. Furthermore, he appears in non-theatrical records.
William Bird (also Birde, Borne, Bvrde, Burde, and Byrd) is one of the players in Shakespeare's time about which a great deal is known, not only in the business side of two playing companies but also as a player. Furthermore, he appears in non-theatrical records.




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William Bird (Byrd, Borne) appears in Henslowe's diary as a member of Pembroke's men who in 1597 left Francis Langley's enterprise at the Swan and joined the Admiral's men at the Rose. He was married by 1600; two sons were christened at St. Saviour, Southwark (1600, 1602).
William Bird (Byrd, Borne) appears in Henslowe's diary as a member of Pembroke's men who in 1597 left Francis Langley's enterprise at the Swan and joined the Admiral's men at the Rose. He was married by 1600; two sons were christened at St. Saviour, Southwark (1600, 1602).



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William Bird (also Birde, Borne, Bvrde, Burde, and Byrd) is one of the players in Shakespeare's time about which a great deal is known, not only in the business side of two playing companies but also as a player. Furthermore, he appears in non-theatrical records.


Theatrical records:

Business


Player

William Bird (Byrd, Borne) appears in Henslowe's diary as a member of Pembroke's men who in 1597 left Francis Langley's enterprise at the Swan and joined the Admiral's men at the Rose. He was married by 1600; two sons were christened at St. Saviour, Southwark (1600, 1602).


Non-theatrical records:



Works Cited

Eccles, Mark. "Elizabethan Actors I: A-D," Notes and Queries 236.1 (1991): 38-48.
Nungezar, Edwin. A Dictionary of Actors. New York: Greenwood Press, 1968 (orig. Yale University Press, 1929).





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