Nolan Bushnell raised in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but is no longer an active member. A 1999 "Time" article described him as a "lapsed Mormon" and described him smoking a pipe, which is inconsistent with the LDS Church's health practice of the Word of Wisdom. After selling Atari to Warner Communications for $28 million, Bushnell purchased the former mansion of coffee magnate James Folger in Woodside, California, which he shared with his wife Nancy and their eight children. The Bushnells now live in Southern California. In June 2008 it was announced that Leonardo DiCaprio would portray Bushnell in
Nehemiah Bushnell he established a law office with Orville H. Browning. Bushnell maintained this legal partnership until his death. He briefly edited the "Quincy Whig". In 1851, Bushnell was appointed president of the Northern Cross Railroad. He extended the railroad from Quincy to Galesburg, Illinois. Bushnell, Illinois, a town founded between the two cities in 1854, was named in his honor. He remained president until 1861, when the line was integrated into the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&R). He then became the attorney for the CB&Q. Bushnell founded the Quincy Railroad Bridge Company in 1867, which built a bridge for the