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Henry Condell (bapt. 5 September 1576 – December 1627) was a British actor in the King's Men, the playing company for which William Shakespeare wrote. With John Heminges , he was instrumental in preparing and editing the First Folio , the collected plays of Shakespeare, published in 1623.
Henry Condell (died December 1627, London, Eng.) was an English actor who was one of the chief movers in sponsoring and preparing the First Folio of 1623, the first collection of William Shakespeare’s plays.
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Henry Condell was an actor in the King's Men, the company for which William Shakespeare wrote. He also helped prepare the First Folio, the collected plays of Shakespeare, published in 1623.
Learn about the lives and careers of John Heminges and Henry Condell, two of Shakespeare's fellow actors and co-editors of the First Folio. Discover how they were related to the Globe Theatre, the King's Men, and the royal court.
Condell, Henry (bap. 1576?, d. 1627), actor and editor of Shakespeare's first folio, was probably born in East Anglia.
Claim to Fame: Condell was the co-editor of Shakespeare's first plays and the first folio Shakespeare Roles: Henry Codell was said to have appeared briefly in a few of Shakespeare's play but it was never document which ones
Learn about Henry Condell, a fellow actor and churchwarden of William Shakespeare, who edited his 1623 Folio with John Heminges. Listen to an imagined account of his life and work in the King's Men and the Globe theatre.
