Ira Aldridge

Ira Frederick Aldridge was an American and later British actor and playwright who made his career after 1824 largely on the London stage and in Europe, especially in Shakespearean roles. Born in New York City, Aldridge is the only actor of African-American descent among the thirty-three actors of the English stage honoured with bronze plaques at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon.

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General Info

Male

Date of Birth

July 24th, 1807

Age

219

Birth Place

United States of America, New York

Date of Death

August 7th, 1867

Died Aged