Mortimer, Owen.
Variant namesBiographer of Ira Aldridge, the free born African-American actor who achieved fame in Europe for his interpretation of Shakespearean roles from the 1820s to his death in 1867. Mortimer began collecting materials on Aldridge after his migration to the United States in 1946, some of which were exhibited at the Chicago Public Library in 1954. His biography Speak of Me As I Am: the Story of Ira Aldridge was published in 1989. Owen Mortimer is a native of Australia.
From the guide to the Correspondence with Amanda Ira Aldridge, 1953-1955, (The New York Public Library. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division.)
Biographer of Ira Aldridge, the free born African-American actor who achieved fame in Europe for his interpretation of Shakespearean roles from the 1820s to his death in 1867.
Mortimer began collecting materials on Aldridge after his migration to the United States in 1946, some of which were exhibited at the Chicago Public Library in 1954. His biography Speak of Me As I Am: the Story of Ira Aldridge was published in 1989. Owen Mortimer is a native of Australia.
From the description of Correspondence with Amanda Ira Aldridge, 1953-1955. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517357
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| creatorOf | Correspondence with Amanda Ira Aldridge, 1953-1955 | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section | |
| creatorOf | Mortimer, Owen. Correspondence with Amanda Ira Aldridge, 1953-1955. | New York Public Library System, NYPL |
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| associatedWith | Aldridge, Amanda Ira, 1866-1956. | person |
| associatedWith | Aldridge, Ira Frederick, d. 1867. | person |
| associatedWith | Ira Aldridge Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Ring, Montague | person |
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| African American actors |
| African Americans |
| African Americans in the performing arts |
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Active 1953
Active 1955
