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John Wilkes Booth
AuthorBooks · Second hand1838-1865
John Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor who assassinated United States president Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. A member of the prominent 19th-century Booth theatrical family from Maryland, he was a noted actor who was also a Confederate sympathizer; denouncing Lincoln, he lamented the then-recent abolition of slavery in the United States.
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About John Wilkes Booth
Birth
1838
Death
1865
First book
1855
Years writing
171
John Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor who assassinated United States president Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. A member of the prominent 19th-century Booth theatrical family from Maryland, he was a noted actor who was also a Confederate sympathizer; denouncing Lincoln, he lamented the then-recent abolition of slavery in the United States.
John Wilkes Booth was a renowned stage actor before becoming infamous for political reasons.
Born in Bel Air in 1838, his life was defined by intense public activity.
Beyond his role as an assassin, Booth also pursued a career as a writer.
His primary work, An essay on woman, reflects his intellectual and political interests.
With a catalog of 92 associated works, his figure remains a subject of historical study.
