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Also Known As The African Roscius
Born c.July 24, 1807 • New York City • New York
Died August 7, 1867 • Łódź • Poland

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“Ira Frederick Aldridge as Othello,” painting by Henry Perronet Briggs, c. 1830; in the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Aldridge, detail from an engraving by T. Hollis, 1833.
Aldridge, Ira Frederick
Aaron in Titus Andronicus, as portrayed by Ira Aldridge, engraving
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