Edwina Booth Grossman

[4] In 1894, Grossman published a book about her father, Edwin Booth, reportedly concerned that his legacy as an actor would be marred by his brother's assassination of Abraham Lincoln in 1865.

[5] As the title suggests, the book describes Grossman's memories of her father and contains edited transcripts of letters written by him.

[5][3] On May 16, 1885, Edwina Booth married banker Ignatius R. Grossman (sometimes spelled "Crossman").

[2] Grossman's granddaughter, Edwina Booth Waterbury, eventually married actor Richard H.

[4] Grossman was reportedly at her father's side at the time of his death in June 1893.

Mary McVicker Booth, Edwin Booth, and Edwina Booth (right)
Edwina Booth Grossman as a child in the lap of her father, Edwin Booth , ca. 1864.