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

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

Matthew Weiner, creator of the television series “Mad Men,” set his sights on Abraham Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth in ...

Booth’s father ... He liked the area around Baltimore and this was between Baltimore and Philadelphia.” John Wilkes was the ninth of 10 children born to Junius and Mary Ann and the last ...

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

The remains of JOHN WILKES BOOTH, the assassin, wore removed from Washington on Monday afternoon, and arrived here on the same evening. An order was obtained Monday morning, and J. C. WEAVER ...

Matthew Weiner, creator of the television series “Mad Men,” set his sights on Abraham Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth in an attempt to understand why people do terrible things.

He was executed July 7, 1865. His remains eventually were moved to St. Paul’s cemetery in Baltimore. He was 30. He met Booth through a friendship with John Surratt. Herold was assigned to take ...

More than one American historian has described the Civil War as the conflict that turned brother against brother. Among the ...

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

When the curtain rises on the world premiere at Baltimore Center Stage, an actor portraying the Harford County native and presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth spreads his coattails, sits down ...