Lincoln on Television
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- StarsCharles CollingwoodJames DalyDonald Davis"A Season of War" tells of 1863. during the Civil War. and the pressures and problems which faced the nation. Donald Davis is Lincoln; Ossie Davis is Frederick Douglass..
- StarsRichard BlakeTary RebenarA. Lincoln Portrayal Slated. Richard Blake, famous Lincoln interpreter, stars in "A Look at Lincoln," a dramatic portrayal of our 16th president, at 9.30 P.M. February 7 on channels 67, 73, 28. The gifted actor recreates a warm and human picture of Lincoln as the country storyteller, young frontier lawyer, budding politician and war-weary president. Using Lincoln's actual speeches, letters and anecdotes, the performance evokes the humor, paths and ideals of the Great Emancipator. Blake portrayed Lincoln for many years and has toured extensively, visiting colleges, communities and professional theaters. Appearing with Blake will be folksinger Tary Rebenar, who: sings "The Blue Tailed Fly," "Wait for the Wagon," and some Lincoln campaign songs..
- StarsRichard BlakeJohn F. KennedyRichard NixonIf Abraham Lincoln were running for President now, how would he use television? Would he let himself be packaged and sold like a laundry soap? The program examines the use of television by political candidates by showing how "Abe," played by actor Richard Blake, might organize his political campaign today. Featured are political commercials from past campaigns, including the first spots ever done -- for Eisenhower in 1952, and a portion of the first Nixon-Kennedy debate.
- StarsJustin SalingerFrancis ChoulerCarel NelThe documentary-series examines Ulysses S. Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.
- DirectorRobert GuenetteStarsRichard BasehartJoseph Leisch Jr.Robert LeonardThe events surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865, dramatized using simulated documentary footage.
- DirectorRob ThompsonStarsKris KristoffersonJane CurtinBug HallThe story of Abraham Lincoln's presidency told from the perspective of his son, Tad.
- DirectorGordon RigsbyStarsRoy DotriceGeorge C. Scott
- DirectorAdrian MoatStarsTom HanksRegen WilsonBilly CampbellBased on The New York Times best-selling novel, Killing Lincoln is the suspenseful, eye-opening story of the events surrounding the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
- DirectorFielder CookStarsCharles DurningArthur HillHope LangeA television adaptation of the famous 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates, in which Abraham Lincoln did verbal battle with Stephen Douglas, his opponent for a U.S. Senate seat, over the issue of slavery.
- StarsGraham SibleyStefan AdegbolaJenny SteadThrough a poverty-ridden childhood on the American frontier, Lincoln is determined to leave his mark on the world.
- DirectorJohn MoffittStarsEd SullivanJack BittnerThe Bob De Voye TrioHal Holbrook (as Abe Lincon) and Jack Bittner (as Stephen A. Douglas) perform the debate scene from the off-Broadway play "Abe Lincoln in Illinois." Patti Page sings "Big Daddy"/"Baby, Won't You Please Come Home" medley and "Just a Simple Melody." The Three Stooges perform an operating sketch in a parody of TV doctor shows. Bill Dana in character as "C.I.A. Spy Jose Jimenez". Sculptor Avard Tennyson Fairbanks works on a clay model of Abe Lincoln's head throughout show.
- CreatorDouglas HeyesStarsKirstie AlleyDavid CarradinePhilip CasnoffThe story of two friends and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.
- CreatorDouglas HeyesStarsKirstie AlleyGeorg Stanford BrownDavid CarradineTwo friends, one northern and one southern, struggle to maintain their friendship as events build towards the American Civil War.
- StarsHal HolbrookSada ThompsonMichael CristoferThe life of Abraham Lincoln is told in episodic parts.
- DirectorHerschel DaughertyStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyKirk, Spock, Abraham Lincoln and Vulcan legend Surak are pitted in battle against notorious villains from history for the purpose of helping a conscious rock creature's understanding of a concept he does not understand, "good vs. evil".
- DirectorJohn GrayStarsRob MorrowLance HenriksenDonna MurphyApril 14, 1865. As four year of Civil War draw to a close, our country again faces unforgettable tragedy: the assassination of the President. Starring Lance Henriksen as the Great Emancipator and Rob Morrow as assassin John Wilkes Booth, this riveting recreation of The Day Lincoln Was Shot (from Jim Bishop's landmark book) is a thrilling and detailed chronicle of the plot, murder and manhunt that changed America forever. To avenge what he called the Confederacy's "noble cause," Booth conspires with his motley followers, rages and boasts, and aspires to a place in history as a Great Man. The weary Lincoln, longing for a just peace, meets with his Cabinet, steals precious time with his family and dreams - literally - of the death of a President. Minute by minute, killer and victim edge closer to the burst of gunfire at Ford's Theatre that stopped Lincoln's heart - and shattered the country's soul.
- DirectorJack SmightStarsRaymond MasseyLowell ThomasThe drama examines the reasons for Lincoln's trip to Gettysburg and shows the reactions of the press, public figures and general public to his famous Gettysburg Address.
- DirectorRichard GoodeStarsLeopold BadiaLeonard BellOwen CliffordHumble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.
- DirectorAlex SegalStarsCasey AllenGus AubreyRichard BishopHumble Abraham Lincoln gains the respect of his Illinois neighbors, growing in stature and respect until he is elected President in 1860 and departs for Washington.
- DirectorJoseph H. LewisStarsChuck ConnorsJohnny CrawfordPaul FixAn eccentric man who pretends he's Abe Lincoln spends a weekend with Lucas and Mark. He finds himself in trouble when he gets in a fight with a man in the saloon and breaks the man's arm.
- DirectorAndrew McCulloughNorman LloydJudd WhitingStarsAlistair CookeRoyal DanoCrahan DentonThe program has six segments: (1) "Lincoln Part I: The End and the Beginning" (drama tracing the end and beginning of Abraham Lincoln's life), (2) "The Telephone" (comic operatic sketch), (3) "Leonardo da Vinci" (short portrayal of the Italian polymath), (4) "Lonely Hearts Ballet" (showing of a 1952 ballet film short), (5) "Flagg Dog Training School" (feature), and (6) "Plastics" (short documentary).
- DirectorAndrew McCulloughJean Benoît-LévyNorman LloydStarsClaude BessyKenneth BuckBlanche CholetThe program has five segments: (1) "Lincoln, Part II: Early Boyhood" (drama tracing Abraham Lincoln's early youth), (2) "A Christmas Tie" (William Saroyan story), (3) "Tugboat Captain" (documentary), (4) "The Automobile" (short feature), and (5) "Dance Madness" (French ballet production).
- DirectorAndrew McCulloughNorman LloydStarsJames BroderickBlanche CharlesAlistair CookeNorman Lloyd and James Agee continue the story of Lincoln; Robert Tallman and Helen Hayes present stories of Mother Goose.