Edwin Booth

Edwin Booth
Portrait of Booth, c. 1886
Born	November 13, 1833 Bel Air, Maryland, U.S.
Died	June 7, 1893(1893-06-07) (aged 59) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge, Massachusetts
Other names	"The Master"
Occupation	Actor
Spouses	Mary Devlin ​ ​ (m. 1860; died 1863)​ Mary McVicker ​ ​ (m. 1869; died 1881)​
Children	2, including Edwina
Parents	Junius Brutus Booth (father) Mary Ann Holmes (mother)
Relatives	John Wilkes Booth (brother) Junius Brutus Booth Jr. (brother) Asia Booth Clarke (sister)
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Edwin Thomas Booth (November 13, 1833 – June 7, 1893) was an American stage actor and theatrical manager who toured throughout the United States and the major capitals of Europe, performing Shakespearean plays. In 1869, he founded Booth's Theatre in New York.^[1] He is considered by many to be the greatest American actor of the 19th century. However, his achievements are often overshadowed by his relationship with his younger brother, actor John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.