About Albert W. Aiken
Lived 1846 – 1894 (aged 47–48). Albert W. Aiken was a novelist, stage actor and actor.
Albert W. Aiken (– August 19, 1894) was an American actor and writer of plays and dime novels. He sometimes published under the pseudonym Agile Penn. He was a prolific writer of pulp fiction for Beadle and Adams.
Life and career
Albert W. Aiken was born in Boston, Massachusetts in . He was the younger brother of playwright George Aiken who was best known for his popular stage adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin. was originally produced in 1869 and later revived in 1872 with Aiken starring in the second production. Other stage works penned by Aiken included The Ace of Spades (1869), The Red Mazeppa; or, The Madman of the Plains (1870), and The Heart of Gold (1870).
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Who was Albert W. Aiken?
American actor and playwright
When was Albert W. Aiken born?
Albert W. Aiken was born in 1846.
When did Albert W. Aiken die?
Albert W. Aiken died in 1894.
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Albert W. Aiken was a novelist, stage actor and actor.
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