''The Face of Lincoln'' is a 1955 short documentary film in which

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models the features of

Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...

while narrating the story of Lincoln's life. It won an

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at the

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in 1956 for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel) and was also nominated for Documentary Short Subject. The film was directed by Edward Freed and produced by

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instructor Wilbur T. Blume.Los Angeles County Arts Commission "Stanley Mosk Courthouse", undated
retrieved on May 7, 2008.

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