Edwin Booth Profession: Actor Nationality: American Biography: Best remembered as one of the greatest performers of Shakespeare’s Hamlet (and as bother to John Wilkes Booth), Booth was a renowned tragedian of the 19th-century American stage. Born: November 13, 1833 Birthplace: Bel Air, Maryland, USA Star Sign: Scorpio Died: June 7, 1893 (aged 59) Cause of Death: Stroke Historical Events 1849-09-10 1st performance by American actor Edwin Booth (Richard III) Famous Actors Casey Affleck Charlie Chaplin Craig Ferguson Emile Hirsch George C. Scott Russell Crowe