Cool LITTLE HAMLET FACTOID

Did you guys know that the person widely considered to have played the definitive Hamlet was a man named Edwin Booth?

Edwin Booth was knocking around in the 19th century and was part of a whole family of actors. He played many roles, but he gained the most renown for his portrayal of Hamlet. He played Hamlet many times. Not only did he play Hamlet, but he also rescued a young Robert Lincoln, son of Honest Abe Lincoln, from a potential death by train.

His legacy is overshadowed by that of his brother, John Wilkes Booth. You can probably figure out  why.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Edwin Booth as Hamlet. 1870.