Junius Brutus Booth
Search results
Feb 5, 2019 · Actor Edwin Booth was one of the 19 th century’s biggest stars. One of the illegitimate sons of equally famous actor Junius Brutus Booth, he made thousands of dollars touring America’s grandest theaters and playing Shakespeare’s greatest roles. But today, relatively few people have heard of Edwin Booth.
Edwin Booth summary: Edwin Booth was one of the most famous Shakespearean actors of the 19th century. He toured throughout the US and Europe, and was most known for his portrayals of Hamlet. In fact, Booth has portrayed Hamlet on stage more often than any other actor. He also founded his own theatre in New York.
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. As part of the National Portrait Gallery’s regular series, “Face-to-Face,” program assistant Maya Foo presented a talk on Edwin Booth, a famous nineteenth-century actor and the brother of John Wilkes Booth, the man who shot Abraham Lincoln.
May 18, 2018 · Edwin Booth (1833-1893) was one of America's greatest tragic actors, introducing into his characterizations an artistic sensitivity and completeness that replaced the bombast of earlier times. Edwin Booth had little schooling.
Apr 14, 2015 · Two months after John Wilkes Booth’s heinous crime, capture, and death, a distraught Edwin dictated a letter to his friend John B. Murray.
Edwin Booth, (born Nov. 13, 1833, near Belair, Md., U.S.—died June 7, 1893, New York, N.Y.), U.S. actor. Born into a noted theatrical family, he played his first starring roles in Boston and New York City in 1857. He became famous as Hamlet, appearing in the role for 100 consecutive nights in 1864–65.
Nov 13, 2023 · Edwin Booth (1833–1893) was one of the most highly acclaimed Shakespearian actors of all time and the most famous actor in 19th-century America. He achieved his fame through tragedy—his interpretations of Shakespeare’s tragic heroes. But ironically, a real-life American tragedy threatened to undermine his achievements.
