Ira Aldridge
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Ira Frederick Aldridge was an American-born British actor, playwright, and theatre manager, known for his portrayal of Shakespearean characters. James Hewlett and Aldridge are regarded as the first Black American tragedians.
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Ira Aldridge as Mungo in The Padlock.
Portrait of Aldridge as Mungo, held at the Northwestern University.![Aldridge as Aaron in Titus Andronicus[10][11]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Ira_Aldridge_as_Aaron_in_Titus_Andronicus.jpg/1280px-Ira_Aldridge_as_Aaron_in_Titus_Andronicus.jpg)
Aldridge as Aaron in Titus Andronicus[10][11]
Aldridge as Othello by William Mulready, Walters Art Museum
Aldridge as King Lear
Portrait as Othello in oil painting by Léon Herbo (1850-1907)
Portrait in oil painting by Léon Herbo (1850-1907)In their orbit 1
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About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1807 to 1867 · aged 60
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