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  1. 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.

  2. A film adaptation of Robert E. Sherwood's play, starring Raymond Massey as Abraham Lincoln from his early days in Kentucky to his presidency. The film shows his political rise, his love affairs, his humor and his melancholy, and his relationship with his stepmother and his wife.

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    • Biography, Drama, History
    • John Cromwell
    • 1940-04-19
  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 ...

    • Robert E. Sherwood
    • 1939
  4. Abe Lincoln in Illnois - YouTube. Preview. 0:00 / 2:43. Among the most masterful matchups of actor and role in screen history is this stirring film of Robert E. Sherwood's beloved play...

  5. In 1830, when Abraham Lincoln was 21 years old, he migrated with his father and stepmother (Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln) and her children to Macon County, Illinois. After the discouragingly hard winter of 1830-31, the Lincolns started to return to Indiana, but stopped in Coles County, Illinois, where Abraham's parents lived out the rest of ...

  6. A 1940 film based on a play by Robert E. Sherwood, starring Raymond Massey as Abraham Lincoln. It depicts Lincoln's early years in Illinois, his marriage, his law career, and his political ambitions.

  7. While traveling to New Orleans to deliver several pigs he raised with his father, Abe meets Ann Rutledge (Ruth Gordon) in the sleepy hamlet of New Salem, Illinois.

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    • Biography