Jean Hosmer
Jean Hosmer | |
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Carte-de-visite, circa 1865 | |
| Born | January 29, 1842 near Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | January 29, 1890 (aged 48) Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actress |
Jean Haskell Hosmer (January 29, 1842 – January 29, 1890) was an American actress and tragedienne who reached the zenith of her career directly following the American Civil War, and is associated through her career with actor and Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth along his brother Edwin Booth.
Hosmer was a cousin of sculptor Harriet Hosmer and of poet William H. C. Hosmer.