Albert W. Aiken

Albert W. Aiken (1846-1894) was American actor and author of plays and dime novels.[1] He was a prolific writer of pulp fiction for Beadle and Adams.[2]

His plays included The Witches of New York.[3][4]

Aiken was the younger brother of George Aiken, best known for his popular adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin for the stage, and was also a cousin of the famous clown George Fox.[1]

References
  1. The House of Beadle and Adams, Northern Illinois University Libraries, Retrieved 6 August 2020
  2. Pecek, Louis George The Beadle Story Papers, 1870-1897, p. 52 (1959)
  3. (8 November 1869). A New Star, Wheeling Daily Register, p. 3, col. 3.
  4. (7 November 1872). Albert W. Aiken, Daily State Journal (Alexandria, Virginia), p. 1, col. 4.
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