Albert W. Aiken

Albert W. Aiken (1846–1894) was an American actor and writer of plays and dime novels.[1] He was a prolific writer of pulp fiction for Beadle and Adams.[2]

His plays included The Witches of New York.[3][4]

Aiken was the younger brother of George Aiken, best known for his popular adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin for the stage, and was also a cousin of the famous clown George Fox.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b The House of Beadle and Adams, Northern Illinois University Libraries, Retrieved 6 August 2020
  2. ^ Pecek, Louis George The Beadle Story Papers, 1870-1897, p. 52 (1959)
  3. ^ (8 November 1869). A New Star, Wheeling Daily Register, p. 3, col. 3.
  4. ^ (7 November 1872). Albert W. Aiken, Daily State Journal (Alexandria, Virginia), p. 1, col. 4.


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