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Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a 1940 biographical-drama film that depicts the life of Abraham Lincoln from his departure from Kentucky until his election as president of the United States. In the UK, the film is known by the alternate title Spirit of the People . [ 3 ]
Abe Lincoln in Illinois is a play written by the American playwright Robert E. Sherwood in 1938, based principally on the 1926 biography Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years by Carl Sandburg. The play, in three acts, covers the life of President Abraham Lincoln from his childhood through his final speech in Illinois before he left for Washington .
Lincoln's 1956 debut album, Abbey Lincoln's Affair... A Story of a Girl in Love, was followed by a series of albums for Riverside Records. In 1960, she sang on Max Roach's landmark civil rights-themed recording We Insist! (subtitled Freedom Now Suite), "regarded as the earliest full-scale protest record in jazz", as historian Nat Hentoff ...
Abe Lincoln in Illinois may refer to: Abe Lincoln in Illinois, a 1938 play by Robert E. Sherwood; Abe Lincoln in Illinois, a 1940 biographical historical drama film; Abe Lincoln in Illinois (Hallmark Hall of Fame), an American television play; Abraham Lincoln's political career in Illinois
The program follows the plot of Robert E. Sherwood's 1938 play, Abe Lincoln in Illinois.It covers the life of Abraham Lincoln before moving to Washington, D.C. It covers his life in New Salem in the 1830s, in Springfield in the 1840s, his courtship of Mary Todd Lincoln, and the Lincoln–Douglas debates.
Raymond Hart Massey (August 30, 1896 – July 29, 1983) was a Canadian actor, known for his commanding, stage-trained voice. For his lead role in Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940), Massey was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Cover of Sherwood's play There Shall Be No Night. Robert Emmet Sherwood (April 4, 1896 – November 14, 1955) was an American playwright and screenwriter.. He is the author of Waterloo Bridge, Idiot's Delight, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, There Shall Be No Night, and The Best Years of Our Lives.
Lincoln Records was an American record label that existed from 1923 to 1930. [1] The bulk of material on Lincoln was dance music by bands assembled from the pool of New York musicians. Lincoln Records filled a market niche for people who wanted inexpensive, danceable records of popular tunes and did not particularly care who recorded them.