John Wilkes Booth’s hunger for fame — for remembrance — is understood to have motivated his crime at least as much as his oft ...

I am fascinated by why people do terrible things,” says “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner, whose play “John Wilkes Booth: One ...

The poster, printed on April 20, 1865, advertises a total of $100,000 in rewards for the capture of John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices. Booth fatally shot Lincoln on April 14, 1865, at Ford’s ...

When the curtain rises on the world premiere at Baltimore Center Stage, an actor portraying the Harford County native and ...

Arguably the nation's most famous assassin, John Wilkes Booth was an accomplished actor, southern sympathizer, and likely spy before shooting President Lincoln in April 1865. The ninth of 10 ...

The celebrated 19th-century Shakespearean actor — whose imposing bronze statue is the park’s centerpiece — is mostly remembered today as the older brother of John Wilkes Booth, who ...

The creator of "Mad Men" is behind a new play running in Baltimore about John Wilkes Booth. Why it matters: Matthew Weiner ...

Matthew Weiner has built his career creating characters who defy the simple definition of either good or bad. His work ...