James Shirley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Shirley

English writer

Date of Birth: 01-Sep-1596

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 01-Oct-1666

Profession: writer, poet, playwright

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

James Shirley (or Sherley) (September 1596 – October 1666) was an English dramatist. He belonged to the great period of English dramatic literature, but, in Charles Lamb's words, he "claims a place among the worthies of this period, not so much for any transcendent genius in himself, as that he was the last of a great race, all of whom spoke nearly the same language and had a set of moral feelings and notions in common." His career of play writing extended from 1625 to the suppression of stage plays by Parliament in 1642.