Biography.guide
Home › People › Playwright › John Mason
Portrait of John Mason

John Mason

1600 – 1700

17th-century English playwright

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About John Mason

Lived 1600 – 1700. John Mason was an English playwright.

John Mason was an English playwright, author of the Jacobean revenge tragedy An Excellent Tragedy of Mulleasses the Turke, and Borgias Governour of Florence, commonly referred to as The Turk (play), first published in 1610.

Little of Mason's life is known. An 18th-century writer reported that Mason may have graduated from St Catharine's College, Cambridge in 1606. He owned a half-share of the Whitefriars Theatre, which performed The Turk.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born
1600, England
Birth century
Died
1700
Occupation
Nationality

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped John Mason's

Frequently asked questions

Who was John Mason?

17th-century English playwright

When was John Mason born?

John Mason was born in 1600 in England.

When did John Mason die?

John Mason died in 1700.

What was John Mason's occupation?

John Mason was a playwright.

What nationality was John Mason?

John Mason was English.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Mason

· Wikidata: Q25344506

· DBpedia: John Mason (playwright)

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Mason. https://biography.guide/john-mason-playwright/

MLA: "John Mason." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/john-mason-playwright/.

Chicago: "John Mason." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/john-mason-playwright/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:13 UTC