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Ira Frederick Aldridge, Famous Unknown Shakespearean
Manage episode 202038211 series 2152809
He was one of the first Americans to achieve fame as a Shakespearean actor — and the first black man to do so, becoming a famous figure on the Victorian stage. But Aldridge has largely been excluded from biographies of Shakespearean actors.
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Manage episode 202038211 series 2152809
He was one of the first Americans to achieve fame as a Shakespearean actor — and the first black man to do so, becoming a famous figure on the Victorian stage. But Aldridge has largely been excluded from biographies of Shakespearean actors.
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See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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