Ira Aldridge

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Ira Aldridge was a renowned 19th-century African American Shakespearean actor who achieved international acclaim, particularly on the European stage, for his powerful performances despite facing racial prejudice.

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Ira Aldridge canonical 2
Ira Daniel Aldridge 1
Ira Frederick Aldridge 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century actor
African American
Shakespearean actor
actor
person
stage actor
advocatedFor abolition of slavery
racial equality
awardReceived Gold medal for Art and Science from the King of Prussia
Order of Leopold
surface form: Order of Leopold from Belgium

Order of St. Stanislaus
surface form: Order of St. Stanislaus from Russia

Order of the White Falcon from Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
birthName Ira Aldridge self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ira Frederick Aldridge
burialPlace Old Evangelical Cemetery in Łódź
Łódź
child Amanda Ira Aldridge
Ira Aldridge self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ira Daniel Aldridge

Luranah Aldridge
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
countryOfResidence United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1807-07-24
dateOfDeath 1867-08-07
educatedAt African Free School
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
knownFor powerful performances despite racial prejudice
languageOfWorkOrName English
movedTo London, England
surface form: London
name Ira Aldridge self-link
notableFor Shakespearean roles
being one of the first black actors to gain international fame
portrayals of Othello
notableWork performances as King Lear
performances as Macbeth
performances as Othello
performances as Shylock
occupation actor
theatre manager
performedIn Austria
Belgium
Bohemia
Croatia
Czech lands
Denmark
England
Estonia
European stage
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
Island of Ireland
surface form: Ireland

Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
London, England
surface form: London

Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Prussia
Russia
Scotland
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
Wales
placeOfBirth New York City
surface form: New York

New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
placeOfDeath Poland
Łódź
spouse Amanda Brandt
Margaret Gill

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Aldridge hasNotableBearer Ira Aldridge
Ira Aldridge name Ira Aldridge self-link
Ira Aldridge birthName Ira Aldridge self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ira Frederick Aldridge
Ira Aldridge child Ira Aldridge self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ira Daniel Aldridge