Person record for Booth, Junius Brutus

Booth, Junius Brutus

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 9 times, and was a venue (V) 0 times.

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1817

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1818

9 November 1818

Name: Booth, Junius Brutus
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 1 May 1796
Death Date: 30 November 1852
Occupation: actor

Booth was an actor of some renown who first gained public notice in supporting roles to Edmund Kean before appearing in competition with Kean. He emigrated to America in 1812 where he lived for the rest of his life. He returned to England in 1825 and 1836 for brief visits. He was the father of Edwin Thomas Booth, renowned American tragedian, and John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln's assassin.

MS. Abinger c. 30, fol. 70: 27 February 1817
DNB
Stephen M. Archer, Junius Brutus Booth, Theatrical Prometheus (Carbondale, Il.: Southern Illinois University Press, 1992)
Asia Frigga Clarke, The Elder and the Younger Booth (Boston, 1882)

This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name	Number of Meetings
Kenney, James	1
Godwin, William	1