About
A sixteenth-century British author and dramatist, he became famous for his pamphlet, Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit, and for his scandalous persona. His numerous other prose works include Penelope's Web and The Anatomy of Lovers' Flatteries.
Before Fame
He studied at St. John's College, Cambridge, and at Oxford. Later, he moved to London, where he earned the distinction of being the first professional writer in England.
Trivia
His 1589 play, Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay, was quite popular in its time.
Family Life
He boasted of a marriage to a wealthy woman named Doll, whom he claimed to have abandoned once he had spent most of her fortune.
Associated With
His posthumously-published pamphlet, Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit, cryptically accused William Shakespeare of plagiarism.
