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Edwin Forrest, by Mathew Brady, circa 1862.
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Edwin Forrest, half-length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing caped overcoat.

Credit: Library of Congress

After his career declined during the American Civil War, Forrest retired to his house in Philadelphia and died there, alone, in 1872. The house, as designated in his will, then became a home for retired actors.

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