The Grave of John Wilkes Booth He was an American stage actor who assassinated United States President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. A member of the prominent 19th-century Booth theatrical family from Maryland, he was a noted actor who was also a Confederate sympathizer. #lincoln #Assassination #death #cemetery #grave #theater #civilwar #kidnap #thesouth #crime #truecrime #america #president #americanpresident | Lamont At Large