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Benjamin Chapin (August 9, 1872 – June 2, 1918) was an American stage actor best known as an impersonator of Abraham Lincoln. From childhood Chapin had an obsession with the assassinated president, and had a lengthy career playing him on the Lyceum circuit and in vaudeville.[1] In 1906 he wrote a play Lincoln which was staged at the Liberty Theatre on Broadway following directly on from a production of the play The Clansman by Thomas Dixon Jr.
Benjamin Chapin | |
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| Born | August 9, 1872 Bristolville, Ohio, United States |
| Died | June 2, 1918 (aged 45) Liberty, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1913–1918 (film) |
In 1917, Chapin wrote and starred in The Lincoln Cycle series of films. Despite the success of the project he was increasingly in ill health, and died in June 1918 from tuberculosis.[2]
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