Edwin Booth

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"But Nature cast me for the part she found me best fitted for, and I have had to play it, and must play it till the curtain falls." - Edwin Booth.
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I am Edwin Booth - the leading Shakespearean actor of the late 19th Century. Born: 13-Nov-1833 Birthplace: Belair, Maryland, Died: 7-Jun-1893, New York City. Our Family - the Patriarchal family of the American Stage. Father: Junius Brutus Booth actor, b. 1796 in London, d. 1852. (I'm not the booth that shot our beloved President Lincoln.... that was my idiot brother.)
stare in dimidio rerum!You'll have to forgive me lying about my age, but I'm 175 years old this coming November. Born in 1833 during a "Shooting Star" evening and past away into the "Spirit" world in 1893 at the age of 60, when the electricity went off in Gramercy Park, NYC, at "The Players" - a club a few gentlemen and I started in the late 1800's.

"The Players" is a club and still stands today. It is the main meeting place for AEA, SAG and other union actors, along with many key 'players' in the world of yesterday and today. I'll have links to places like this in the very near future. Thanks for stopping by and tell your 18th and 19th Century friends to stop by. (20th or 21st century Theatre/Film/Actors/Players are welcomed...)

Those that joined incorporating the "Club" called simply: "The Players", on January 7th, 1888 were: Lawrence Barrett, William Bispham, Myself - Edwin Booth, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Augustin Daly, Joseph F. Daly, John Drew, Henry Edwards, Laurence Hutton, Joseph Jefferson, John A. Lane, James Lewis, Branders Mathews, Stephen H. Olin, A. M. Palmer, and General William T. Sherman.

Whether you are a former member or current member of "The Players" and are on Myspace, you will be afforded the friendship I extend toward you and a place at this site.

Finally, I'd like to explain, again, that I am not the 'booth' that shot lincoln. Unfortunately it was one of my brothers. Our family was considered the patriarchal family of the American Stage - My father, who started it all, was Junius Brutus Booth and another of our siblings was Junius Brutus Booth II who had his own theatre in San Fransico. One of our brothers sullied the family name, stigmatized and erased the truth of our loving, giving family. Only noble men, such as William Winter and other late 19th early 20th century authors, have revived our rich heritage and revealed who we 'were' before our family 'Tragedy'. I will be listing many books that you can read to shed more light on our family.Warm Regards, Edwin T. Booth