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Edwin Booth | |
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 Portrait of Booth, c. 1886 | |
| Born | Edwin Thomas Booth November 13, 1833 Bel Air, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | June 7, 1893 (aged 59) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery[1] Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Other names | "The Master" |
| Occupation | Actor |
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| Children | Edwina Booth Grossman |
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| Relatives | John Wilkes Booth (brother) Junius Brutus Booth Jr. (brother) Asia Booth Clarke (sister) |
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Edwin Thomas Booth (November 13, 1833 – June 7, 1893) was an American actor 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.[2] Some theatrical historians consider him the greatest American actor, and the greatest Prince Hamlet, of the 19th century.[3] 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.
- ^ "Map | Mount Auburn Cemetery". Mountauburn.org. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
- ^ Winter, William. "Life and Art of Edwin Booth". MacMillan and Co. (New York, 1893). pp. 48–49.
- ^ Morrison, Michael A. (May 30, 2002). Shakespeare in North America. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-1398-2648-8. In Wells and Stanton (2002, 230–258). [235–237].