''The Last of Mrs. Lincoln'' is a play by

James Prideaux James Prideaux (August 29, 1927 – November 18, 2015) was an American playwright known for '' The Last of Mrs. Lincoln''. Prideaux was born in 1927 as James Priddy in South Bend, Indiana, the son of Lloyd Priddy, a professional photographer, and ...

. It depicts the final 17 years of

Mary Todd Lincoln Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (December 13, 1818July 16, 1882) served as First Lady of the United States from 1861 until the assassination of her husband, President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Mary Lincoln was a member of a large and wealthy, slave-owning ...

's life that follow her husband's assassination. It ran on

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from December 12, 1972 to February 4, 1973, and featured

Julie Harris Julia Ann Harris (December 2, 1925August 24, 2013) was an American actress. Renowned for her classical and contemporary stage work, she received five Tony Awards for Best Actress in a Play. Harris debuted on Broadway in 1945, against the wish ...

(as Mrs. Lincoln), George Connolly, Kate Wilkinson, Tobias Haller,

David Rounds David Rounds (October 9, 1930, Bronxville, New York – December 9, 1983, Lomontville, Ulster County, New York) was an American actor of stage and screen. He received both a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award in 1980 for his role in ''Morning' ...

, and

Leora Dana Leora Dana (April 1, 1923 – December 13, 1983) was an American film, stage and television actress. Education Dana was born in New York City and her elder sister was Doris Dana. Dana graduated from Barnard College and the Royal Academy of Dr ...

. Harris and Wilkinson reprised their roles in a 1976

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adaptation of the play (which also featured

Denver Pyle Denver Dell Pyle (May 11, 1920 – December 25, 1997) was an American film and television actor and director. He was well known for a number of TV roles from the 1960s through the 1980s, including his portrayal of Briscoe Darling Jr. in s ...

) for PBS' ''Hollywood Television Theatre''. Harris and Dana won Tony awards for their performances in the play.

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Last of Mrs. Lincoln Biographical plays Broadway plays Plays set in the 19th century American plays adapted into films Cultural depictions of Abraham Lincoln Cultural depictions of first ladies of the United States 1972 plays Drama Desk Award-winning plays