Edwin Booth

Edwin Booth
Portrait of Booth, c. 1886
BornNovember 13, 1833
DiedJune 7, 1893(1893-06-07) (aged 59)
Resting placeMount Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Other names"The Master"
OccupationActor
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(m. 1860; died 1863)
(m. 1869; died 1881)
Children2, including Edwina
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Edwin Thomas Booth (November 13, 1833 – June 7, 1893) was an American stage actor and theatrical manager who toured throughout the United States and the major capitals of Europe, performing Shakespearean plays. In 1869, he founded Booth's Theatre in New York.[1] He is considered by many to be the greatest American actor of the 19th century. However, his achievements are often overshadowed by his relationship with his younger brother, actor John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.

  1. ^ Winter, William. "Life and Art of Edwin Booth". MacMillan and Co. (New York, 1893). pp. 48–49.