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The glovemaker's son who out-talked every king before or since.
means William Shakespeare, the English playwright and poet whose 38-ish plays and 154 sonnets remain theater's gold standard.
from From his surname, likely meaning one who brandishes a spear in battle; he wielded a quill instead and did far more damage.
Coined wordsGave English eyeball, swagger, and lonely.
Day jobOwned shares in his own theater company.
SpellingSigned his name six surviving ways, never Shakespeare.
Lost playsCardenio and Love's Labour's Won vanished entirely.