Lincoln (miniseries)

For the NBC miniseries starring Hal Holbrook and adapted from Carl Sandburg's biography, see Lincoln (1974 miniseries).

Lincoln
Genre	Biography
Written by	Gore Vidal (novel) Ernest Kinoy (screenplay)
Directed by	Lamont Johnson
Starring	Sam Waterston Mary Tyler Moore Richard Mulligan Tim Guinee John Houseman
Composer(s)	Ernest Gold
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Bill Finnegan Pat Finnegan Sheldon Pinchuk
Producer(s)	Bob Christiansen
Editor(s)	James Oliver
Cinematography	William Wages
Running time	188 minutes
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	Technicolor
Audio format	Monaural
Original release	March 27, 1988

Lincoln is a 1988 American television mini-series starring Sam Waterston as Abraham Lincoln, Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Todd Lincoln, and Richard Mulligan as William H. Seward. It was directed by Lamont Johnson and was based on Gore Vidal’s novel. It covers the period from Lincoln’s election as President of the United States to the time of his assassination

Lamont Johnson won an Emmy for directing Lincoln.^[1] The mini-series was also nominated for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Mini-series or a Special, Outstanding Art Direction in a Mini-series or a Special, Outstanding Costume Design for a Mini-series or a Special, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Mini-series or a Special (Mary Tyler Moore), Outstanding Directing in a Mini-series or a Special, Outstanding Mini-series and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Mini-series or a Special (Ruby Dee) at the 40th Primetime Emmy Awards.

The film was shot almost entirely in Richmond, Virginia and it cost $8 million to produce.^[2]

Cast

References

↑ "Emmy-Winning Director Lamont Johnson Dies at 88". Emmys.tv. October 26, 2010. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
↑ Television: A Filtered Portrait of Lincoln Comes to the Small Screen

External links

Lincoln at the Internet Movie Database

Abraham Lincoln

16th President of the United States (1861–1865) U.S. Representative from Illinois (1847–1849)

Presidency	First inauguration Perpetual Union Lincoln Bible Second inauguration Civil War Confiscation Acts President Lincoln's 75,000 Volunteers War based income tax Seaports blockade RMS Trent Affair Habeas Corpus suspended Emancipation Proclamation West Virginia statehood Overland Campaign strategy Hampton Roads Conference Tour of Richmond Reconstruction 13th Amendment abolishing slavery Dakota War of 1862 Department of the Northwest Homestead Act of 1862 National Banking Acts Thanksgiving Day Birchard Letter Bixby letter National Academy of Sciences Department of Agriculture Pardons State of the Union Address, 1863 1864 Cabinet Judicial appointments Assassination Funeral and burial Lincoln catafalque

Speeches	Lyceum address (1838) Peoria speech (1854) "Lost Speech" (1856) House Divided speech (1858) Lincoln-Douglas debates (1858) Cooper Union Address (1860) Farewell Address (1861) First inaugural address (1861) Gettysburg Address (1863 event) Second inaugural address (1865)

Life and views	Early life and career Black Hawk War Matson Trial Spot Resolutions Boat lifting patent Hurd v. Rock Island Bridge Co. Baltimore Plot Lincoln's beard Medical and mental health Poetry Religious views Sexuality Slavery

Homes and places	Lincoln Birthplace Knob Creek Farm Lincoln Boyhood Memorial Lincoln State Park Lincoln's New Salem Lincoln Home Lincoln Pioneer Village Little Pigeon Creek Community Cottage at the Soldier's Home Lincoln Bedroom Lincoln Sitting Room Ford's Theatre Petersen House Lincoln Tomb

Elections	Republican National Convention, 1856 1860 1864 National Union Party United States presidential election, 1860 1864 1860 campaign song

Legacy	Presidential Library and Museum Papers Lincoln/Net Bibliography Lincoln Memorial sculpture reflecting pool Mount Rushmore Lincoln's Birthday Lincoln, Nebraska statue Lincoln Highway Abraham Lincoln sculpture, Washington D.C. Abraham Lincoln: The Man statue Lincoln Park Abraham Lincoln: The Head of State statue Lincoln Trail State Memorial Lincoln the Lawyer statue Kentucky statue The Peacemakers painting Other memorials Photographs Cultural depictions films postage stamps Lincoln penny currency art Lincoln Prize Abraham Lincoln Association White House ghost Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln Lincoln–Kennedy coincidences

Family	Family tree Mary Todd Lincoln (wife) Robert Todd Lincoln (son) Edward Baker Lincoln (son) William Wallace Lincoln (son) Thomas "Tad" Lincoln (son) Mary Todd "Mamie" Lincoln (granddaughter) Abraham Lincoln II (grandson) Jessie Lincoln (granddaughter) Thomas Lincoln (father) Nancy Hanks Lincoln (mother) Sarah Bush Lincoln (stepmother) Sarah Lincoln Grigsby (sister) Abraham Lincoln (paternal grandfather) Mordecai Lincoln (paternal uncle) Mary Lincoln Crume (paternal aunt) John Hanks (maternal cousin) Joseph Hanks (great-grandfather) Samuel Lincoln (17th-century ancestor) Mary Lincoln Beckwith (great-granddaughter) Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith (great-grandson) Timothy Lincoln Beckwith (great-great-grandson)

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