Edwin Booth
Stage Actor

Edwin Booth Net Worth

Edwin Booth was a nineteenth-century Shakespearean actor born on November 13, 1833 in Bel Air, MD. Despite his successful theatrical career, he is best known for his family's infamy, as his younger brother, John Wilkes Booth, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day November 13, 1833
Birth Place Bel Air, MD
Age 186 YEARS OLD
Died On Jun 7, 1893 (age 59)
Birth Sign Scorpio

💰 Net worth: $20 Million (2024)

About

Nineteenth-century Shakespearean actor whose theatrical career was overshadowed by his family's infamy. His younger brother, John Wilkes Booth, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln.

Before Fame

Born into a theatrical family, he made his stage debut in a Boston production of Shakespeare's Richard III.

Trivia

He played the role of Hamlet on numerous occasions.

Family Life

He and his two brothers appeared on stage for an 1864 benefit performance of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.

Associated With

In a strange twist of fate, Edwin Booth saved the life of Robert Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln's son, not long before his brother, John Wilkes Booth, shot the President.

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