George Aiken (playwright)
- George Aiken (playwright)
infobox actor
name=George Aiken
birthdate=birth date|1830|12|19
birthplace=Boston, Massachusetts
deathdate=death date and age|1876|4|27|1830|12|19
deathplace=Jersey City, New Jersey
restingplace=Cain Cemetery
Bay Minette, Alabama
occupation=Stage actor
George L. Aiken (December 19, 1830, Boston, Massachusetts-April 27, 1876, Jersey City, New Jersey) was a nineteenth century American playwright and actor who is best known for writing the most popular of the numerous stage adaptations of Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
Aiken was a writer of dime novels before he turned to theatre. He became an actor in the troupe of his cousin, George C. Howard. In 1852, shortly after the publication of Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin", Aiken wrote his stage adaptation. It was performed by Howard's company, with Aiken playing the hero, George Harris. The play become a spectacular success. His other works include a dramatization of Ann S. Stephen's novel "The Old Homestead". He retired from the stage in 1867.
References
*"Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896". Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963.
External links
*ibdb|438436|George Aiken
*findagrave|6382784|George Aiken
* [http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/onstage/scripts/aikenhp.html Uncle Tom's Cabin] Play Text of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
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