Ira Aldridge, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ira Aldridge

American-British stage actor

Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1807

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 07-Aug-1867

Profession: actor, stage actor, theater director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ira Frederick Aldridge (July 24, 1807 – August 7, 1867) was an American and later British stage 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 33 actors of the English stage honoured 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.
At the time of his sudden death, while on tour in Poland he was arranging a triumphant return to America, with a planned 100-show-tour to the United States. He was married twice, once to an Englishwoman, once to a Swedish woman, and had a family in England.
Two of his daughters became professional opera singers.



Alternative names	Tarass Chevtchenko
Description	Ukrainian poet and painter
Date of birth/death	9 March 1814 (25 February 1814 in Julian calendar)	10 March 1861 (26 February 1861 in Julian calendar)
Location of birth/death	Moryntsi	Saint Petersburg
Work period	1832–
Authority control	: Q134958 VIAF: 71436235 ISNI: 0000 0001 2281 6674 ULAN: 500121072 LCCN: n79119044 NLA: 35496132 WorldCat