Edwina Booth Grossman

Edwina Booth Grossman (December 9, 1861 – December 26, 1938) was an American writer and the daughter of Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth. In 1894, she published the book Edwin Booth: Recollections by His Daughter, Edwina Booth Grossman, and Letters to Her and to His Friends in an effort to protect her father's legacy after the 1865 assassination of Abraham Lincoln by Grossman's uncle, John Wilkes Booth.

Early life and education Grossman was born Edwina Booth on December 9, 1861.

Members of the prominent Booth family, Grossman's parents, Edwin Booth and Mary Devlin Booth, were well-known Shakespearian actors. Grossman's paternal grandfather was Junius Brutus Booth and John Wilkes Booth was her paternal uncle.

Career In 1894, Grossman published a book about her father, Edwin Booth, reportedly concerned that his legacy as an actor would be marred by his brother's assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865. As the title suggests, the book describes Grossman's memories of her father and contains edited transcripts of letters written by him. The couple had two children, Clarence Edwin Booth Grossman, who became an artist, and Mildred Booth Grossman.

Edwina Booth Grossman died on December 26, 1938.