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RE: "Lincoln" Film Award Nominations & Wins - Linda Anderson - 03-03-2013 01:17 PM
(03-03-2013 12:59 PM)Thomas Thorne Wrote: Mr. Kushner revealed that he writes with a fountain pen and even would take notes with a fountain pen at story conferences.
Tom
I'm surprised to learn that Mr. Kushner writes with a fountain pen. I'm always amazed how writers did that not so long ago. Of course, they had no other choice. Do you know if he used a fountain pen just for "Lincoln" or for his other works as well?
RE: "Lincoln" Film Award Nominations & Wins - Thomas Thorne - 03-03-2013 01:31 PM
Dear Linda
He said nothing to indicate the use of a fountain pen for "Lincoln" differed from his previous practice.
Tom
RE: "Lincoln" Film Award Nominations & Wins - Jim Page - 03-03-2013 01:57 PM
Hey--
I use only fountain pens to this day; I have a mahogany box of them and switch around from time to time. I like the smooth feel of the nib on the paper, the wider ink line it makes and, of course, the different colors of ink I can use.
My current office pen is a Parker Duofold Centennial and my home one is a 30-year-old Mont Blanc 144.
I've bought fountain pens for a few folks who liked mine so much they made the switch to them. For computers, I like the fastest and latest Mac I can afford, but when it comes to watches and pens I'm an old-school type!
--Jim
RE: "Lincoln" Film Award Nominations & Wins - Linda Anderson - 03-03-2013 01:58 PM
Thanks, Tom. I thought perhaps Mr. Kushner wanted to get into the spirit of the times when Lincoln lived.
RE: "Lincoln" Film Award Nominations & Wins - LincolnMan - 03-03-2013 02:01 PM
(03-03-2013 01:57 PM)Jim Page Wrote: Hey--
I use only fountain pens to this day; I have a mahogany box of them and switch around from time to time. I like the smooth feel of the nib on the paper, the wider ink line it makes and, of course, the different colors of ink I can use.
My current office pen is a Parker Duofold Centennial and my home one is a 30-year-old Mont Blanc 144.
I've bought fountain pens for a few folks who liked mine so much they made the switch to them. For computers, I like the fastest and latest Mac I can afford, but when it comes to watches and pens I'm an old-school type!
--Jim
I assume Lincoln used fountain pens. Are the ones used today much different?
RE: "Lincoln" Film Award Nominations & Wins - Jim Page - 03-03-2013 02:30 PM
(03-03-2013 02:01 PM)LincolnMan Wrote: I assume Lincoln used fountain pens. Are the ones used today much different?
Those oldies were "dip" pens; the scene in Lincoln where the clerk of the House was tallying the roll call of votes shows him dipping his steel-nibbed pen into an ink bottle.
The fountain pens we use today, or at least the kind I use, have internal ink cartridges or ink-holding systems. Back in my cartooning days, I used dip pens, because we'd change nibs to achieve different line weights and such. Those pens and nibs I still have somewhere, and we used those things with India Ink, which is much thicker and nastier than fountain-pen ink.
I also recall in the Lincoln film that Lincoln is shown using a rocker-style ink blotter at his desk after signing something. Some folks still use those but most of us don't bother.
--Jim
RE: "Lincoln" Film Award Nominations & Wins - L Verge - 03-03-2013 06:06 PM
Betty - help me remember. Didn't James O. Hall always use a fountain pen?
RE: "Lincoln" Film Award Nominations & Wins - BettyO - 03-03-2013 08:15 PM
You know Laurie - I can't remember for the life of me - although seems to me that he did! Mr. Brennan used a regular ball point, I believe....