SHAKESPEARE's ACTING COMPANY |
John Heminges |
Financial Advisor |
Year of Birth: 1556
Year of Death: November, 1630
Place of Birth: Worcestershire, England
Acting Troupes: Chamberlain's Men and The King's Men
Career: Financial manager and an actor
Claim to Fame: He was named one of the first actors to perform in Shakespeare's 36 plays that had been published into one big book
Shakespeare Roles: He appeared in Ben Jonson's play Every Man in His Humor, but was never documented in any of Shakespeare's plays however, he was documented as Shakespeare's financial manager
Interesting Facts:
- Hemminges owned the house that was turned into the Globe Theatre but it burnt down
- John Hemminges was an apprentice to a London Grocer, James Collins in 1578
- He was responsible for the printing of Shakespeare's first folio in 1623
Year of Death: November, 1630
Place of Birth: Worcestershire, England
Acting Troupes: Chamberlain's Men and The King's Men
Career: Financial manager and an actor
Claim to Fame: He was named one of the first actors to perform in Shakespeare's 36 plays that had been published into one big book
Shakespeare Roles: He appeared in Ben Jonson's play Every Man in His Humor, but was never documented in any of Shakespeare's plays however, he was documented as Shakespeare's financial manager
Interesting Facts:
- Hemminges owned the house that was turned into the Globe Theatre but it burnt down
- John Hemminges was an apprentice to a London Grocer, James Collins in 1578
- He was responsible for the printing of Shakespeare's first folio in 1623