William Kemp
(d.1603)
Died aged unknown
Wikidata WikipediaWilliam Kempe (c. 1560–c. 1603), commonly referred to as Will Kemp, was an English actor and dancer specialising in comic roles and best known for having been one of the original players in early dramas by William Shakespeare. Roles associated with his name may include the great comic creation, Falstaff, and his contemporaries considered him the successor to the great clown of the previous generation, Richard Tarlton. Kempe's success and influence was such that in December 1598 he was one of a core of five actor-shareholders in the Lord Chamberlain's Men alongside Shakespeare and Richard Burbage, but in a short time (possibly after a disagreement among the members of the troupe) he parted company with the group. Despite his fame as a performer and subsequent intent to continue his career, he appears to have died unregarded and in poverty circa 1603.
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Commemorated on 1 plaque
On 8th March, 1600 William Kemp Elizabethan actor and clown jumped over the wall opposite to complete his Nine Daies Wonder a morris dance from London to Norwich
Maddermarket Theatre, St Johns Alley, Norwich, United Kingdom where they jumped over the wall