Junius Brutus Booth
English stage actor (1796–1852) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the jazz bassist, see Juini Booth.
Junius Brutus Booth (1 May 1796 – 30 November 1852) was an English-American stage actor. He was the father of actor John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. His other children included Edwin Booth, the foremost tragedian of the mid-to-late 19th century, Junius Brutus Booth Jr., an actor and theatre manager, and Asia Booth Clarke, a poet and writer.
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Born | Junius Brutus Booth (1796-05-01)1 May 1796 St. Pancras, London, England |
Died | 30 November 1852(1852-11-30) (aged 56) vicinity of Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
Resting place | Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Stage actor |
Years active | 1814–1852 |
Spouses | Marie Christine Adelaide Delannoy
(m. 1815; div. 1851)Mary Ann Holmes (m. 1851) |
Children | 12 including; Junius Jr., Edwin, Asia and John |
Relatives | Edwina Booth Grossman (granddaughter) |
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