Francis Beaumont
Francis Beaumont, 1585-1616, English dramatist, best known for
his collaborations with John
Fletcher.
Beginning in 1607, Beaumont wrote a series of plays in
collaboration with Fletcher, lasting until his death in 1616.
His contributions to the works attributed to the pair is
difficult to ascertain, but he is believed to have been the
guilding hand in the three most successful collaborations, The
Maid's Tragedy, Philaster, and A King and No
King. He is also known for one work of his own composition,
The Knight of the Burning Pestle, a parody of then-popular
chivalric plays by Thomas Dekker.
