Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: Christopher Marlowe ( baptised 26 February 1564 ; died 30 May 1593 ) was an English dramatist , poet and translator of the Elizabethan era .
Simplified: Christopher `` Kit '' Marlowe ( 1564 â `` 30 May 1593 ) was a major dramatist , poet , and translator of English Renaissance drama .