1838 John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865), perhaps the most infamous actor in American history, is born today. The son of actor Junius Brutus Booth, and brother of actors Junius Brutus Booth Jr. and Edwin Booth, he appeared with his brothers in a special November 1864 production of Shakespeare's assassination tragedy, Julius Caesar with Edwin as Brutus, Junius as Cassius and John Wilkes as Marc Anthony. Five months …
SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM on May 10, 2015