Edwin Booth

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Edwin Booth was a renowned 19th-century American stage actor, celebrated as one of the greatest tragedians of his era and known for his definitive portrayals of Shakespearean characters such as Hamlet.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shakespearean actor
human
stage actor
tragedian
activeYearsEnd 1891
activeYearsStart 1849
burialPlace Mount Auburn Cemetery
surface form: Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
causeOfDeath heart failure
child Edwina Booth
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1833-11-13
dateOfDeath 1893-06-07
era 19th century
ethnicGroup English American
familyName Booth
father Junius Brutus Booth
founded The Players (The Players Club)
foundingDateOf 1888
fullName Edwin Booth self-linksurface differs
surface form: Edwin Thomas Booth
gender male
genre tragedy
givenName Edwin
knownFor being one of the greatest American tragedians of the 19th century
definitive Shakespearean performances, especially Hamlet
languageSpoken English
mother Mary Ann Holmes
nationality American
notableEvent performed a famous 100-night run of Hamlet in New York
notableWork portrayal of Hamlet
portrayal of Iago
portrayal of Richard III
portrayal of Shylock
occupation actor
theatre manager
owned Booth's Theatre
performedAt Booth's Theatre
Winter Garden Theatre
placeOfBirth Bel Air, Maryland, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
relative John Wilkes Booth
surface form: John Wilkes Booth, assassin of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
sibling John Wilkes Booth
Junius Brutus Booth
surface form: Junius Brutus Booth Jr.
spouse Mary McVicker Booth
surface form: Mary Devlin Booth

Mary McVicker Booth
subjectOf biographies on American theatre history

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subject surface form: Bel Air, Maryland
Junius Brutus Booth child Edwin Booth
Mary Ann Holmes child Edwin Booth
Mary Ann Holmes Booth child Edwin Booth
Edwina Booth father Edwin Booth
Booth's Theatre founder Edwin Booth
Edwin Booth fullName Edwin Booth self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Edwin Thomas Booth
Booth hasNotableBearer Edwin Booth
Mary Ann Holmes Booth motherOf Edwin Booth
Booth's Theatre namedAfter Edwin Booth
Mary Ann Holmes notableRelative Edwin Booth
Booth's Theatre owner Edwin Booth
Booth relative Edwin Booth
subject surface form: John Wilkes Booth
Junius Brutus Booth relative Edwin Booth
John Wilkes Booth sibling Edwin Booth
Mary McVicker Booth spouse Edwin Booth