William Edgar Easton
William Edgar Easton | |
|---|---|
Easton, late 1900s | |
| Born | March 19, 1861 New York City, New York |
| Died | January 10, 1936 (aged 74) Los Angeles, California |
| Notable works | Dessalines (1893) Christophe (1911) |
| Spouse |
Mary Elizabeth Easton
(m. 1888) |
William Edgar Easton (March 19, 1861 – January 10, 1936) was an American playwright, journalist, and political activist. He wrote two plays about the Haitian Revolution and its aftermath: Dessalines (1893), a historical drama about Jean-Jacques Dessalines; and Christophe (1911), a drama about Henri Christophe, King of Haiti following the Revolution.