The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln is a play by James Prideaux. It depicts the final 17 years of Mary Todd Lincoln's life that follow her husband's assassination.
It ran on Broadway from December 12, 1972 to February 4, 1973, and featured Julie Harris (as Mrs. Lincoln), George Connolly, Kate Wilkinson, Tobias Haller, David Rounds, and Leora Dana. Harris and Wilkinson reprised their roles in a 1976 television film adaptation of the play (which also featured Denver Pyle) for PBS' Hollywood Television Theatre. Harris and Dana won Tony awards for their performances in the play.
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- 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