#john-wilkes-booth

[ follow ]
#assassination-of-abraham-lincoln #american-civil-war #shakespearean-actor #theater #acting #audience #talent
History
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
5 hours ago

What Radicalized a Rising Actor to Assassinate President Lincoln?

John Wilkes Booth, a prominent 19th-century American actor and Confederate sympathizer, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln and was fatally shot while fleeing capture.
Film
fromBig Think
3 months ago

The rise and fall of John Wilkes Booth: America's first celebrity assassin

John Wilkes Booth was hailed as a theatrical genius, receiving overwhelming admiration and acclaim from audiences and critics alike.
[ Load more ]