Junius Brutus Booth
Junius Brutus Booth (born May 1, 1796 in London , † November 30, 1852 near Louisville , Kentucky ) was a British actor.
Life
Booth was one of the most famous stage actors of his time.
One of his sons was the actor John Wilkes Booth , the assassin of Abraham Lincoln .
When Booth died in 1852, the poet Walt Whitman , alluding to his classic roles, wrote: There went the greatest and by far the most noble Roman of them all. (German: "There goes the greatest and by far the most noble Roman of all").
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| SURNAME | Booth, Junius Brutus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1796 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1852 |
| Place of death | at Louisville |