Answer: shakespeare

AnswerCrossword Clue
SHAKESPEARESir John Gielgud's specialty.
SHAKESPEAREBacon, according to some
SHAKESPEAREBard of Avon
SHAKESPEAREBroadway offering
SHAKESPEARE"All the world's a stage ..." writer
SHAKESPEAREThe Bard
SHAKESPEAREEnglish poet and dramatist who wrote "Othello," 1604
SHAKESPEAREOMEN
SHAKESPEAREHe wrote "Venus and Adonis"
SHAKESPEAREWriter of at least 154 sonnets
SHAKESPEAREHow to end up with serape?
SHAKESPEAREFamous Notre Dame footballer.
SHAKESPEAREWilliam who wrote "Passionate Pilgrim."
SHAKESPEAREManager of the Globe Theatre.
SHAKESPEAREHe coined the answers to all the starred clues
SHAKESPEARE"A WINTER's Tale" playwright
SHAKESPEARESonneteer of note
SHAKESPEAREWriter of 154 sonnets, at least 37 plays
SHAKESPEARE"Dark lady" admirer
SHAKESPEAREHe wrote for the Globe