George Aiken
Playwright, Author
1830 – 1876
Who was George Aiken?
George L. Aiken was a nineteenth-century American playwright and actor who is best known for writing the most popular of the numerous stage adaptations of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Aiken was a writer of dime novels before he turned to theatre. He became an actor in the troupe of his cousin, George C. Howard. In 1852, shortly after the publication of Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, Aiken wrote his stage adaptation. It was performed by Howard's company, with Aiken playing the hero, George Harris. The play become a spectacular success. His other works include a dramatization of Ann S. Stephen's novel The Old Homestead. He retired from the stage in 1867.
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- Born
- Dec 19, 1830
Boston - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Apr 27, 1876
Jersey City - Resting place
- Mount Auburn Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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