Gabriel Spenser

Gabriel Spenser
A memorial plaque in St Leonard's, Shoreditch commemorating Spenser and other actors.
Bornc. 1578
Died1598 (aged 19–20)
Hoxton, London
OccupationActor
Years active1596-1598

Gabriel Spenser, also spelt Spencer, (c. 1578 – 22 September 1598) was an Elizabethan actor. He is best known for episodes of violence culminating in his death in a duel at the hands of the playwright Ben Jonson.

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