Jean Hosmer

Jean Haskell Hosmer (January 29, 1842 – January 29, 1890) was an American actress and tragedienne who reached the zenith of her career directly following the American Civil War, and is associated through her career with actor and Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth along his brother Edwin Booth.

Jean Hosmer
Carte-de-visite, circa 1865
BornJanuary 29, 1842
near Boston, Massachusetts, United States
DiedJanuary 29, 1890(1890-01-29) (aged 48)
Buffalo, New York, United States
OccupationActress

Hosmer was a cousin of sculptor Harriet Hosmer and of poet William H. C. Hosmer.

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