Junius Brutus Booth
Junius Brutus Booth | |
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Booth in c. 1850 | |
| Born | Junius Brutus Booth 1 May 1796 St. Pancras, London, England |
| Died | 30 November 1852 (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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Junius Brutus Booth (1 May 1796 – 30 November 1852) was an English-born American actor. He was the father of actor John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. His other children included Edwin Booth, one of the foremost tragedians of the mid-to-late 19th century, Junius Brutus Booth Jr., an actor and theatre manager, and Asia Booth Clarke, a poet and writer.