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Alleyn, Edward (1566–1626), actor, theatre entrepreneur, and founder of Dulwich College

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Alleyn, Edward (1566–1626), actor, theatre entrepreneur, and founder of Dulwich College

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Alleyn, Edward (1566–1626), actor, theatre entrepreneur, and founder of Dulwich College, was born on 1 September 1566 in the London parish of St Botolph without Bishopsgate, 'near Devonshire House, where now is the sign of the Pye'. He was baptized the following day in the parish church, the son of ...

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