More than one American historian has described the Civil War as the conflict that turned brother against brother. Among the more notable of those warring siblings were the actors Edwin Booth and his ...

Before assassinating President Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth was a famous actor who once took the stage in Lexington.

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It’s not uncommon for kids to fear monsters under their bed, but usually the monster isn’t John Wilkes Booth. In an exclusive interview with People on May 11, Tennessee native Cassie Litton revealed ...

When the curtain rises on the world premiere at Baltimore Center Stage, an actor portraying the Harford County native and presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth spreads his coattails, sits down on a ...

A ‘carte de visite’ photo of ‘The Mysterious Beauty,’ later identified as actress Fanny Brown, one of five found on John Wilkes Booth after he was tracked down and fatally shot 12 days after he ...