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Maurice Curtis | |
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Born | Mauritz Bertram Strelinger 1849 |
Died | c. 1920 (aged 70–71) |
Criminal charge | Murder |
Criminal status | Acquitted |
Maurice Curtis (1849 – 1920), stage name M. B. Curtis, was an American stage actor, producer, and real estate developer, at one point tried and acquitted of a policeman's murder. He achieved fame in the title role of George H. Jessop's 1881 play Sam'l of Posen; or, The Commercial Drummer.