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Thomas Killigrew

(1612—1683) playwright and theatre manager


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(1612–83)

English playwright and manager. Pepys reports that as a child Killigrew volunteered to play devils at the Red Bull in order to see plays for free. Two of his ...

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Killigrew, Thomas (1612–83)
in A Dictionary of Shakespeare Length: 84 words
Killigrew, Thomas, the elder (1612–83)
in The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature (3) Length: 67 words
Killigrew, Thomas, the elder (1612–83)
in The Oxford Companion to English Literature (7) Length: 138 words
Killigrew, Thomas (1612–83)
in The Oxford Companion to Theatre and Performance Length: 177 words

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