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| Name: |
John Wilkes Booth | | Birth Date: |
1838 | | Death Date: |
1865 | | Place of Birth: |
Bel Air, Maryland, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
assassin, actor, murderer |
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 Biography of John Wilkes Booth
524 words, approx. 2 pages
 One of the most promising American actors of his time, John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865) was the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. John Wilkes Booth was born in Bel Air, Maryland, and attended school sporadically. A strikingly handsome youth,... summary from source:
 Biography of John Wilkes Booth
471 words, approx. 2 pages
John Wilkes Booth lives in American history as the first person to assassinate a president of the United States. An acclaimed actor, Booth's extreme dedication to the Confederate cause during the Civil War compelled him to undertake the assassination... 
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 John Wilkes Booth Summary
1,841 words, approx. 6 pages Born May 10, 1838 Bel Air, Maryland Died April 26, 1865 Port Royal, Virginia Stage actor and Southern sympathizer who assassinated President Abraham... summary from source:
 John Wilkes Booth Information
3,903 words, approx. 13 pages
John Wilkes Booth (May 10 1838 – April 26 1865) was an American stage actor and Confederate sympathizer who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14 1865 by shooting him...
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 The Washington Post Was It John Wilkes Booth?
09/03/1995: 608 words, approx. 2 pages Michael W. Kauffman {Close to Home, Aug. 13} continues to muddy the waters in the John Wilkes Booth identification controversy, pointing to Dr. John Frederick May's sworn testimony on the Montauk. "I believe it to be {Booth's body} . . ." "Sir, I have... summary from source:
The Washington Post Sic Semper John Wilkes Booth
04/10/2000: 771 words, approx. 3 pages When James Judy--who plays John Wilkes Booth in "Reunion, a Musical Epic in Miniature"--comes down the steps on the Ford's Theatre stage, he feels "an instant waft of cold air--and a sense that someone, or some invisible presence, is watching from stage right." ... summary from source:
 AP Features Theater where Lincoln was shot closes
6/1/2007: 259 words, approx. 1 pagesFord's Theatre, the site of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination, will be mostly off-limits for visitors for the next year and a half while it undergoes renovations.The theater in northwest Washington is slated to get an $8.5 million upgrade. The improvements include the theater's first elevator,... summary from source:
AP News Musical's lobby to have macabre display
8/31/2007: 376 words, approx. 1 pagesCall it theater of the macabre: A jar containing a small piece of tissue from the body of John Wilkes Booth, President Abraham Lincoln's killer, will be on display when the musical "Assassins" opens in Philadelphia.In fact, it will be a twin bill: theatergoers will...
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