John Wilkes Booth Biography

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NAME: John Wilkes Booth
OCCUPATION: Theater Actor, Assassin
BIRTH DATE: May 10, 1838
DEATH DATE: April 26, 1865
PLACE OF BIRTH: Bel Air, Maryland

PLACE OF DEATH: Port Royal, Virginia

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John Wilkes Booth was a successful actor, but he became more famous for shooting President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865.

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Born May 10, 1838, John Wilkes Booth was part of a famous acting family. He achieved success in Shakespearean roles, but could never surpass his more accomplished brother. Booth's fanatical belief in slavery and the Southern cause made him obsessed with d

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