Ira Aldridge

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ira_Aldridge
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Knight_of_the_Order_of_Leopold
gptkb:Knight_of_the_Order_of_St._Stanislaus
gptkbp:birthDate 1807-07-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Łódź,_Poland
gptkbp:deathDate 1867-08-07
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Łódź,_Poland
gptkbp:education gptkb:African_Free_School
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:hasChild gptkb:Irene_Luranah_Aldridge
gptkb:Amanda_Aldridge
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ira Aldridge
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor performances in Shakespearean roles
first African-American actor to achieve international fame
gptkbp:notableRole gptkb:Othello
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:theatre_director
actor
gptkbp:residence gptkb:England
gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Amanda_Brandt
gptkb:Margaret_Gill
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edmund_Kean
gptkb:Aldridge
gptkb:Ira
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6