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From meeting on set to their surprise wedding, here’s everything to know about the Sherlock star and the playwright’s lasting love
Benedict Cumberbatch has a famously adoring fan base, but only one woman has captured his heart: his wife Sophie Hunter.
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Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
When Shakespeare died in 1616, no one—not even the playwright himself—believed that his writings would endure, nor that future generations would celebrate him as the greatest playwright-poet in the history of the English language.
—Andrea Mays, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
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Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
When Shakespeare died in 1616, no one—not even the playwright himself—believed that his writings would endure, nor that future generations would celebrate him as the greatest playwright-poet in the history of the English language.
—Andrea Mays, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 May 2024
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playwright. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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playwright
noun
play·wright
ˈplā-ˌrīt 
: a person who writes plays
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