Pulitzer Prize Playhouse

Abe Lincoln in Illinois (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Drama

Humble 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.

Director

Alex Segal

Writer

Robert E. Sherwood (play)

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 20, 1950

Release date

Oct 20, 1950 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 1 nomination

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Casey Allen Actor Actor See fewer	Out There (1951)
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Elmer Davis Narrator Narrator See fewer	My American Wife (1936)
Betty Field Mary Todd Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln See fewer	Of Mice and Men (1939)
Florida Friebus Actress Actress See fewer	The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
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Gene Lipton Actor Actor See fewer	The Brig (1964)
Adele Longmire Ann Rutledge Ann Rutledge See fewer	Bullet Scars (1942)
E.G. Marshall Actor Actor See fewer	12 Angry Men (1957)
Raymond Massey Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln See fewer	Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
Kevin McCarthy Seth Gale Seth Gale See fewer	Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
John O'Hare Actor Actor See fewer	Shadow of the Cloak (1951)
Wendell K. Phillips William Herndon William Herndon See fewer	Close-Up (1948)
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Calvin Thomas Joshua Speed Joshua Speed See fewer	Lights Out (1946)
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