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Ira Aldridge
Actor, Theater Actor
1807 – 1867
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Who was Ira Aldridge?
Ira Frederick Aldridge was an American and later British stage actor who made his career largely on the London stage and in Europe, especially in Shakespearean roles. He is the only actor of African-American descent among the 33 actors of the English stage honored with bronze plaques at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. He was especially popular in Prussia and Russia, where he received top honors from heads of state.
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- Born
- Jul 24, 1807
New York City - Spouses
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- African Free School
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Aug 7, 1867
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on July 23, 2013
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