William Edgar Easton

William Edgar Easton
Easton circa 1915
Easton, late 1900s
Born(1861-03-19)March 19, 1861
New York City, New York
DiedJanuary 10, 1936(1936-01-10) (aged 74)
Los Angeles, California
Notable worksDessalines (1893)
Christophe (1911)
Spouse
Mary Elizabeth Easton
(m. 1888)

William Edgar Easton[a] (March 19, 1861 – January 10, 1936) was an American playwright, journalist, and political activist. He wrote two plays about the Haitian Revolution and its aftermath: Dessalines (1893), a historical drama about Jean-Jacques Dessalines; and Christophe (1911), a drama about Henri Christophe, King of Haiti following the Revolution.
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