On April 23, 1564 - at least according to legend - William Shakespeare was born. Given that there are some prepared to believe that Shakespeare did not even exist or, at best, could not have authored his own plays, celebrating a birthdate with no verifiable proof seems a little suspect, but that's what traditions are all about. A timeline of Shakespeare's life is here (including his death, also on April 23, in 1616). If you're going to be in the Stratford area this spring, summer or fall, here's the festival program. Here's a site arguing the authorship question in favour of Shakespeare himself.
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