John Fletcher

Type Figure Region England Time 1579–1625 Also known as John Fletcher、Fletcher、弗莱彻

John Fletcher (1579–1625) was a prominent English Renaissance playwright who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and later succeeded Shakespeare as ch…

Timeline

1579–1597Royston · HertfordshireHis father was Richard Fletcher, Bishop of London; he attended the University of Cambridge without taking a degree and entered the London theatrical world around the early 1600s.
1607–1613London · LondonHe worked closely with Francis Beaumont, producing works such as Philaster and The Maid's Tragedy; in 1613 he co-wrote The Two Noble Kinsmen with Shakespeare, marking his entry into the core circle of the London theatre world.
1616–1625London · LondonAfter 1616 he became the principal writer for the King's Men, creating works such as The Mad Lover and Bonduca; from 1619 into the 1620s he collaborated with Philip Massinger, Nathan Field, and others, and died of plague in London in 1625.

Sources

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: John Fletcher https://www.oxforddnb.com/
The Dramatic Works in the Beaumont and Fletcher Canon