Actor and dramatist, born in New York City, June 9, 1792; died in Tunis, April 10, 1852. He was employed in a New York counting-house at an early age. While there, he edited the "Thespian Mirror."

John Howard Payne

Actor and dramatist, born in New York City, June 9, 1792; died in Tunis, April 10, 1852. He was employed…