Thomas Dekker
1570-1632. Playwright.
There is not much information about Dekker's life. He first appeared in 1598, where he is mentioned having worked with Henslowe. The Shoemakers Holiday (1600) and The Honest Whore, Part 2 (1630) are two of Dekker's major and most important plays, which he wrote without the collaboration of others and which present typical apects of his works. Thomas Dekker wrote about everyday life in London and depicted lifelike themes, which he portrayed in a colloquial and vivid way.
Thomas Dekker was in prison because of debts, which must have been between 1613 and 1619. During this time no works were published by Dekker.