hal holbrook played abe lincoln in north and south.
hal holbrook played abe lincoln in north and south.
who played abe lincoln in north and south?
hal holbrook
the play has twice been revived on stage. in 1963 hal holbrook starred as lincoln in an off-broadway revival at the phoenix theatre. a second revival took place in 1993 at the vivian beaumont theatre, with sam waterston as lincoln, and direction by gerald gutierrez. the cast included marissa chibas (ann rutledge), david huddleston (judge bowling green), robert joy (joshua speed), lizbeth mackay (mary todd) and brian reddy (stephen a. douglas). the revival ran from november 29, 1993, to january 2, 1994.









































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abe lincoln in illinois (play)
abe lincoln in illinois (film)









































abe lincoln in illinois is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of the life of abraham lincoln from his departure from kentucky until his election as president of the united states.









































the film stars raymond massey and howard da silva, who revived their roles from the original broadway production of "abe lincoln in illinois" playing abe lincoln and jack armstrong respectively. herbert rudley, who had portrayed seth gale in the play, also repeated his role in the film version. this film was the screen acting debut of ruth gordon as mary todd lincoln.
abe lincoln in illinois (film)