PHOTOS: The History of Abraham Lincoln on Film
The 16th president has been a Hollywood star and box office attraction since the earliest days of Hollywood
- By Jesse Rhodes
- Smithsonian magazine, November 2012
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, 2012
The Lincoln legend is subjected to campy excess in producer Tim Burton's historical-fantasy genre mash-up. Benjamin Walker is an ax-wielding Abe, battling the undead.
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Cool pictures--although you start in the talkies, Lincoln's visage has been on film since the birth of the nation's movies. In fact, don't forget Jospeh Henabery's portrayal of Honest Abe in Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation" (1915). Lincoln certainly was one for the ages!
Posted by peter lee on March 12,2013 | 03:11 PM