Acting as Abe: Actors who have played Abraham Lincoln

Acting as Abe: Actors who have played Abraham Lincoln

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Since Abraham Lincoln's death on April 15, 1865, the story of the 16th President of United States' life. In the latest telling by director Steven Spielberg, Daniel Day Lewis stars as President Abraham Lincoln. The film, to be released on November 16, 2012, charts the presidency as the epic Civil War rages.

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