Keene, Laura, 1826-1873
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Keene, Laura, 1826-1873
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Keene, Laura, 1826-1873
Keene, Laura
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Moss, Mary Frances, 1826-1873
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Moss, Mary Frances, 1826-1873
Taylor, Mary Frances, 1826-1873
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Actress starring in the play "Our American Cousin" in Washington, D.C. the night Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. She was said to have taken a pitcher of water to him and cradled his head, thus staining her gown with his blood.
Laura Keene was a nineteenth-century actress who was playing in Our American Cousin at Ford's Theater the night Abraham Lincoln was shot. She was also known for her encouragement of playwrights.
Actress and theater manager.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/45103975
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n91041259
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n91041259
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Theater
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Washington (D.C.)
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Ford's Theatre National Historic Site (Washington, D.C.)
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