William Shakespeare (). English poet and playwright &#; Shakespeare is widely considered to be the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote 38 plays and sonnets.
Short bio of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon on 23rd April
His father William was a successful local businessman, and his mother Mary was the daughter of a landowner. Relatively prosperous, it is likely the family paid for Williams education, although there is no evidence he attended university.
In William, aged only 18, married an older woman named Anne Hathaway. They had three children, Susanna, Hamnet and Juliet. Their only son Hamnet died aged just
After his marriage, information about the life of Shakespeare is sketchy, but it seems he spent most of his time in London &#; writing and acting in his plays.
Due to some well-timed investments, Shakespeare was able to secure a firm financial background, leaving time for writing and acting. The best of these investments was buying some real estate near Stratford in , which soon doubled in value.
It seemed Shakespeare didn’t mind being absent from his family &#; he only returned home during Lent when all the the
Op 2 januari bestaat de Top 40 60 jaar. In aanloop naar die magische datum gaan we een rondje maken langs diverse leeftijdsgenoten van Nederlands oudste en populairste hitlijst: artiesten/acts en groepsleden die ooit in de Top 40 hebben gestaan en in zijn geboren. Deze week: Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot, de zanger van Curiosity Killed The Cat.
Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot werd op 19 mei geboren in Earls Court, Londen. Zijn vader, Jean Claude Volpeliere-Pierrot, was in de sixties een beroemd fotograaf. Zijn moeder Belinda Watson was model. Ben ging naar de Woolverstone Hall School in de buurt van Ipswich. Daar deed hij ervaring op met het zingen in musicals. Toen hij op de kunstacademie zat kwam hij vaak bij de Embassy Club, waar hij opviel met zijn hoed. Hij zag daar de postpunkband Twilight Children spelen. Hij kwam in contact met de bandleden en toen zij hun zanger hadden laten vallen werd hij gevraagd om eens naar hun oefenruimte te komen. De groep had aantal liedjes waaronder Curiosity Killed The Cat, een naam die op advies van zakenman Peter Rosengard, hun manager, de bandnaam werd. Curiosity Killed The Cat werd in opgericht. Naast Ben als zanger bestond de band uit Julian Godfrey
William Shakespeare
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Who Was William Shakespeare?
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor of the Renaissance era. He was an important member of the King’s Men theatrical company from roughly onward. Known throughout the world, Shakespeare’s works—at least 37 plays, sonnets, and 2 narrative poems—capture the range of human emotion and conflict and have been celebrated for more than years. Details about his personal life are limited, though some believe he was born and died on the same day, April 23, 52 years apart.
Quick Facts
FULL NAME: William Shakespeare
BORN: c. April 23,
DIED: c. April 23,
BIRTHPLACE: Stratford-upon-Avon, England, United Kingdom
SPOUSE: Anne Hathaway ()
CHILDREN: Susanna, Judith, and Hamnet
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Taurus
Early Life
The personal life of William Shakespeare is somewhat of a mystery. There are two primary sources that provide historians with an outline of his life. One is his work, and the other is official documentation such as church and court records. However, these provide only brief sketches of specific events in his life and yield little insight into the man h
Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot interview
In this Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot interview, the former Curiosity Killed The Cat frontman talks about his long career
Not many people can say George Harrison sung them to sleep as a baby, but that was the childhood of Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot. Born at the centre of the Swinging Sixties, his father was celebrity photographer Jean Claude Volpeliere-Pierrot, his mother the model Belinda Watson, and family friends included The Beatles and Eric Clapton.
By his 21st year, Ben was ready for fame in his own right as the vocalist of Curiosity Killed The Cat. Beginning in , the quartet enjoyed a string of jazz and soul inflected hits including Down To Earth, Ordinary Day, Misfit, Name And Number and, as a trio under the shortened name Curiosity, Hang In There Baby, that stretched into the early 90s.
Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot interview
Growing up around people like The Beatles, did you always want to be famous, or to make music?
I never had any ambitions to be famous. I was more taken by music. If music was playing in a club, I’d dance. I was a little bit shy, but music used to make me confident. I’d just meditate in it. It was the same wh
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