| LC control no. | n 50074495 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Aldridge, Ira Frederick, 1807-1867 |
| Variant(s) | African Roscius, 1807-1867 Aldridge, Ira, 1807-1867 Aldridge, Ira Frederick, d. 1867 Oldridz︠h︡, Aĭra, 1807-1867 |
| Associated country | United States Great Britain |
| Associated place | Russia England |
| Birth date | 1807-07-24 |
| Death date | 1867-08-07 |
| Place of birth | New York (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Łódź (Poland) |
| Field of activity | Performing arts |
| Affiliation | Old Vic Theatre (London, England) African Theatre (Theater group) |
| Profession or occupation | Actors |
| Found in | A glance at the life of Ira Frederick Aldridge ... c1917. The black doctor, 1841?: t.p. (Ira Aldridge) [Info. fr. InU] Nineteenth-century American drama, 1977 (Aldridge, Ira, 1807-1867) [Info. fr. InU] Ira Aldridge, 2011: ECIP data view (African American Shakespearean actor; b. 1807; d. 1867) Wikipedia, March 18, 2011 (Ira Frederick Aldridge; July 24, 1807, New York City; d. 7 August 1867; an African American 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; he died in August 1867 while visiting Łódź, Poland) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Aldridge> Encyclopedia of African American history, 1619-1895, via Oxford African American Studies Center database, accessed October 26, 2014 (Aldridge, Ira; Ira Frederick Aldridge; stage / screen actor; born 24 July 1807 in New York, New York, United States; worked at the fledgling African Grove Theater (African Theatre (Theater group)); the theater closed in 1823 after the New York City government refused to grant it a license; immigrated to England (1824); made his debut at the Royal Coburg Theatre (Old Vic Theatre) (1825); used the stage name Mr. Keene and was also known as "the African Roscius" until he reverted to his family name in (1832); toured in Belgium, Hungary, Germany, Austria, and Poland; received the Gold Medal of the First Class for Art and Sciences from the king of Prussia and the Medal of Ferdinand from the emperor of Vienna; became a British citizen (1858); died 10 August 1867 in Lodz, Poland) |
| Associated language | eng |
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