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Lincoln is a 2012 American biographical historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as United States President Abraham Lincoln. [8] It features Sally Field , David Strathairn , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , James Spader , Hal Holbrook , and Tommy Lee Jones in supporting roles.
James Edward Grant (July 2, 1905 – February 19, 1966) was an American short story writer, screenwriter and film director, who contributed to more than fifty films between 1935 and 1971. [1] He collaborated with John Wayne on twelve projects, starting with Angel and the Badman (which he also directed) in 1947 through Circus World in 1964.
American actor, director, and producer John Wayne (1907–1979) began working on films as an extra, prop man and stuntman, mainly for the Fox Film Corporation. He frequently worked in minor roles with director John Ford and when Raoul Walsh suggested him for the lead in The Big Trail (1930), an epic Western shot in an early widescreen process ...
Before Day-Lewis' portrayal, the 1939 fictionalized movie about Lincoln's early life by John Ford was considered the gold standard. ... He also played Grant in "Geronimo" in 1939, "Colorado" in ...
During the show's run, Boone starred in the film I Bury the Living (1958) and appeared on Broadway in 1959, starring as Abraham Lincoln in The Rivalry, which ran for 81 performances. [10] [11] He occasionally did other acting appearances such as episodes of Playhouse 90 and The United States Steel Hour and TV movie The Right Man (1960).
In 1964, Wayne played the leading role in Henry Hathaway's Circus World with Claudia Cardinale and Rita Hayworth. [68] On February 15, 1965, Wayne played the brief cameo role of a centurion in George Stevens's The Greatest Story Ever Told. [69] On April 6, he shared the screen with Kirk Douglas and Patricia Neal in Otto Preminger's In Harm's ...
2. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944). Grant names this Frank Capra-directed surreal comedy as one of her favorites.Based on the long-running play (and a bit of a precursor to The Munsters and The Addams ...
Some of Withers's later screen appearances were arranged through the auspices of his friends John Ford and John Wayne. He appeared in nine movies with John Wayne, including Fort Apache (1948) and Rio Grande (1950). Withers met Cuban-born entertainer Estelita Rodriguez while both were performing in a benefit show in 1950. [4]