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Edwin Forrest

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American actor (1806-1872)

United StatesActorsLived 1806 to 1872 · aged 66
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Edwin Forrest was a nineteenth-century American Shakespearean actor. His feud with the British actor William Macready was the cause of the deadly Astor Place Riot of 1849.

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1806 to 1872 · aged 66
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9 languages

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