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	Edwin Forrest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This photograph of Edwin Forrest was taken by Matthew Brady.
		Edwin Forrest (March 9, 1806 - December 12, 1872), American actor, was born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of Scottish and German descent.
		In 1837 Forrest had married Catherine, daughter of John Sinclair, an English singer, and his divorce suit in 1852 was a cause célébre which hurt his reputation and soured his temper.
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	Edwin Forrest Papers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Edwin Forrest is considered by many theatre historians as the first American-born actor of the first rank.
		Though Forrest was not directly responsible, his reputation suffered, and he fell further in the eyes of his public due to a protracted and, once again, very public divorce, lasting from 1851 to 1869.
		Catherine Forrest's letters to Lawson are partly concerned with relaying information or obtaining money from her husband, and indicate a peculiarly strong concern for him, both before and after their divorce.
	www.clements.umich.edu /Webguides/EF/Forrest.html (296 words)

	Edwin Forrest
		Edwin was educated at the common schools in Philadelphia, and early evinced a taste for the theatre.
		Forrest brought her suit for divorce, which her husband met with a cross suit.
		Edwin Forrest was what his own inherited nature and the bias of his life made him.
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	Forrest, Edwin on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		His New York debut (1826) as Othello established Forrest as one of the century's great tragedians.
		His acting was bold and forceful, and he was often criticized for ranting.
		Their rivalry brought about the Astor Place riot (1849) in New York, in which partisans of Forrest demonstrated against Macready and many were killed.
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		But in 1806, when Forrest was born in Philadelphia, and through most of the rest of the 19th century, American actors and other entertainers performed only in theatre, variety, and traveling circuses, and members of the profession were not highly respected.
		Forrest was fascinated with the theatre at a very early age and made his first professional appearance on the stage of Philadelphia's Walnut Street Theatre when he was only 14 years old.
		Edwin Forrest's active pursuit of his dream had led to the creation of a genuine "American drama." For fifty years, Edwin Forrest remained the most highly paid and most popular actor in America.
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	Forrest, Edwin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Forrest was popular in England, as well as in the United States, until in 1845, when in London he was hissed while playing the part of Macbeth.
		Forrest and Macready had been warm friends, but now Forrest accused Macready of trying to injure his reputation from motives of professional jealousy.
		Forrest retired from the stage from 1853 to 1860.
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	MATHEW BRADY GALLERY, NY - Edwin Forrest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Edwin Forrest's dashing, athletic style won him high praise from the time of his acting debut in the 1820s.
		When actress Fanny Kemble saw Forrest playing Spartacus in "The Gladiator," she called him "a mountain of a man!" Forrest quickly became this country's leading actor, famous for his outsized heroes and his wealth, and over the years he never altered the formula that brought his first success.
		Today Forrest is remembered for his twenty-year rivalry with British actor William Macready, which turned tragic in 1849 when their competing New York productions of Macbeth put a match to a flame of nativist sentiment and caused the Astor Place riot, in which twenty-two were killed.
	www.npg.si.edu /exh/brady/gallery/30gal.html (231 words)

	Edwin Forrest Biography / Biography of Edwin Forrest Biography
		Forrest's technique, like his temperament, was heroic and physical rather than subtle.
		William Winter later said he was a "vast animal bewildered by a grain of genius." Forrest's heroic pose and strong nationalism were not lost upon the popular audience, which felt a traditional cultural inferiority to England.
		That same year Forrest accused his wife of adultery; the long and sordid litigation came to the divorce court in 1851.
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	Additional Reading (from Edwin Forrest) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Until the arrival of Edwin Booth, Edwin Forrest was the most famous tragedian in the United States.
		U.S. football tackle and guard Alvis Forrest Gregg was born in Birthright, Tex., on Oct. 18, 1933.
		Nathan Bedford Forrest was born on July 13, 1821, near Chapel Hill, Tenn. He became a lieutenant general in the Confederate army during the American Civil War and was recognized for his strategic talent in raids.
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	Edwin Forrest Coon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Edwin Forrest Coon was born September 29, 1835 or 1841 in Missouri.
		After the War, Edwin and Susannah Coon were among a group who met to form a new church in Appleby, Texas, Bethel Church.
		Edwin Coon was asked to act as "church pro tem." Edwin and Susannah Coon had seven children.
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	THE DISBROWS - Chapter 10: Edwin Forrest Disbrow
		EDWIN FORREST DISBROW the vicinity of Norfolk on his uncle's barge Corn Ex- change; first on the Potomac and then later at City Point on the Elizabeth, across the river from Gilmerton where, years later, I was to spend a miserable winter.
		Edwin was now working at the carriage factory as an upholsterer while Louisa was busy with her growing family, varied with at least one visit to her mother in Newark as the following letter attests.
		EDWIN FORREST DISBROW ceptable brother in Aberdeen Lodge F. and A.M., Secretary of Washington Fire Company #1 of Matawan, and was one of the most useful members of the Sons of Temperance, was a mem- ber of the Ray of Hope Lodge I.O.G.T. of Jacksonville, walking there almost every week to attend the meetings.
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	Edwin Forrest Biography / Biography of Edwin Forrest Biography
		Edwin Forrest, the fifth child of a destitute Philadelphia family, left school when he was 10.
		Forrest became wealthy, partly from these roles, but he paid the authors no royalties beyond the original prize.
		Forrest insisted that Macready had insulted him; Forrest's followers insisted that the Englishman had insulted America.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-edwin-forrest (567 words)

	Edwin Forrest -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Edwin Forrest (March 9, 1806 - December 12, 1872), (A native or inhabitant of the United States) American (A theatrical performer) actor, was born at (additional info and facts about Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of Scottish and German descent.
		His last appearance was as (French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)) Richelieu in (State capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services) Boston in 1871.
		By the time of his death, he had amassed a large fortune, much of which he left by will to found a home for aged actors.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/ed/edwin_forrest.htm (248 words)

	Mathew Brady Photographs - Edwin Forrest
		The creator of a distinctly American school of acting, Edwin Forrest made his New York debut in 1826, at the age of twenty, and for many years thereafter enjoyed a popularity with American audiences unequaled in its day.
		A dynamic performer who imbued his characters with an elemental passion and energy that had their source in his own strong-willed and volatile nature, Forrest captivated audiences with his impassioned delivery and his commanding stage presence.
		Forrest’s popularity, at its peak by the late 1840s, was subsequently damaged by a senseless feud with the English actor William Macready, as well as by the scandal surrounding Forrest’s widely publicized, acrimonious divorce from his wife.
	www.civilwar.si.edu /brady_forrest.html (111 words)

	Edwin Forrest -- Encyclopædia Britannica
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		Virtual tour of the home of Forrest J. Ackerman, founder of the magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland and owner of the world's foremost collection of horror and science fiction memorabilia.
		While working at the Mt. Wilson Observatory during the 1920's, Edwin Hubble discovered that the universe was filled with many distant galaxies, many of which are millions of light years away from Earth.
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		He had amassed a large fortune, much of which he left by will to found a home for aged actors.
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	Edwin Forrest Hann, Class of 1901 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Edwin Forrest Hann was born on December 5, 1876 in Fairton, New Jersey, the son of John S. and Edith R. Hann.
		He was also active on the College Alumni Council and served as secretary of the board of trustees of the Pennington School for many years.
		On April 6, 1970, Edwin Forrest Hann, after a prolonged illness, died at his home in Ocean Grove, New Jersey.
	chronicles.dickinson.edu /encyclo/h/ed_hannEF.htm (312 words)

	Edwin Forrest ROUSE
		Edwin Forrest Rouse, B.A. Born June 17, 1852, in Clay, N. Died August 27, 1928, in Pasadena, Calif.
		Father, James Madison Rouse, a manufacturer of lumber and salt in the Saginaw Valley, Mich.; son of William and Rebecca (Spore) Rouse; ancestors came from England and settled in Greenwich, R.I., later moving to Lake George, N.Y.; George Rouse moved to Baldwinsville, N.Y., in 1809.
		Edwin would ride his bike to work, and along the way, get beaten up by his Polish workers, who were upset over low wages."
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		Forrest, John, 1st Baron Forrest (1847-1918), Australian explorer and statesman, born in Bunbury, Western Australia.
		Forrest, Nathan Bedford (1821-1877), American Confederate cavalry general, born near Chapel Hill, Bedford County, Tennessee.
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		Forrest, Edwin (1806-1872), American actor, born in Philadelphia.
		He made his stage debut (1820) in Philadelphia in Douglas, by the Scottish...
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	Edwin Forrest
		(Flashback).(rivalry between American actor Edwin Forrest and English actor William C. Macready)(Brief Article) (The American Enterprise)
		Obituaries: ROBERT WRIGHT; Composer-lyricist whose hits with George Forrest included 'Kismet' and 'Grand Hotel'.(Obituaries) (The Independent (London, England))
		Edwin C. Nies, 89, Onset resident, auto shop worker.(Obituaries)(Obituary) (The Boston Herald)
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		For his eighth world premiere in the Walnut Studio, Will Stutts brings to life the dynamic EDWIN FORREST.
		This legeneary Philadelphian is considered the first great tragic actor and star of the American Stage.
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	Table of contents for Life of Edwin Forrest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Table of contents for Life of Edwin Forrest
		Table of contents for Life of Edwin Forrest / Horatio Alger, Jr.
		Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog.
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	Notes for Edwin Forrest SMITH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mamie went back to Carleton where Esther was born.
		The next five children (Kenneth, Roma, Edwin, Walter,
		They owned a 1914 Model T Ford, and the community did not sell gasoline, so they had gasoline shipped in to Minturn in 5 gallon cans - later 55 gallon drums.
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	Edwin Forrest SMITH/Mamie Edith BATES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Born: 28 FEB 1883 at: Forrest, IL Married: 28 SEP 1908 at: Carleton, NE Died: 17 FEB 1975 at: Alamosa, CO Father:James SMITH, JR Mother:Susan Jane BRADBEER Other Spouses: PEDIGREE NOTES
		Name: Edwin James SMITH, DR. Born: 16 NOV 1915 at: Minturn, CO Married: 12 MAR 1938 at: Castle Rock, CO Died: at: Spouses: Mildred Jean COSPER Twilla Marie BIGGS PEDIGREE
		Name: Walter Bates SMITH Born: 12 MAR 1917 at: Minturn, CO Married: 15 MAY 1939 at: Died: 5 AUG 2001 at: Alamosa, CO Spouses: Novey Ruth SMITH PEDIGREE
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