Junius Brutus Booth | |
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 Booth in c. 1850 | |
| Born | Junius Brutus Booth 1 May 1796 St. Pancras, London, England |
| Died | 30 November 1852 (aged 56) vicinity of Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Resting place | Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Stage actor |
| Years active | 1814–1852 |
| Spouses | Marie Christine Adelaide Delannoy
(m. 1815; div. 1851)Mary Ann Holmes (m. 1851) |
| Children | 12 including; Junius Jr., Edwin, Asia and John |
| Relatives | Edwina Booth Grossman (granddaughter) |
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Junius Brutus Booth (1 May 1796 – 30 November 1852) was an English-born American actor. He was the father of actor John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. His other children included Edwin Booth, the foremost tragedian of the mid-to-late 19th century, Junius Brutus Booth Jr., an actor and theatre manager, and Asia Booth Clarke, a poet and writer.