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John Ford (dramatist)

John Ford (dramatist)
John Ford, English poet and playwright (d. 1639)

John Ford was an English playwright and poet of the Jacobean and Caroline eras born in Ilsington in Devon, England. His plays deal mainly with the conflict between passion and conscience. Although remembered primarily as a playwright, he also wrote a number of poems on themes of love and morality.

17 April 1586

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