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Birth Name: Benjamin Jonson
Born: 11 June 1571 Died: 8 August 1637
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Benjamin Jonson was born 1571 as the posthumous son of a Protestant minister. His mother then moved him to Westminster, where she married a bricklayer. He attended a free parish school as a boy, and thanks to the sponsorship of the headmaster, was able to attend Westminster Grammar School. Unofortunately, Ben lost his scholarship and was forced to take up bricklaying alongside his stepfather. This occupation did not appeal to him, and he left for military duty in Flanders and did not return to England until 1592. He married in 1594, and joined a touring acting company in 1597. Ben Jonson and another playwright then wrote a play
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1. The Honey Pot (1967)
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2. The Desperadoes (1943)
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3. Il volpone (1988)
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4. Volpone (1941)
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