Killing Lincoln

[Loomings]

(02-16-2013 07:48 AM)Jim Garrett Wrote:  [quote='Gene C' pid='13161' dateline='1360943204']
Did President Lincoln have his coat off at the theater as shown in the photo in the US News article mentioned above?

AL was wearing his customer made Brooks Bros. overcoat. He hung it up before sitting down in the rocking chair. At some point, he got up and put the overcoat back on and was wearing the coat when he was shot.

You know, I was unable to find corroborating evidence about that (more than one RELIABLE account). Leale nowhere mentions it. So we shot it with overcoat off, jacket on.

I believe the shawl comes to us courtesy DW GRIFFITH.

Hope we got it right.

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This is terrific:

http://www.indiewire.com/article/televis...-on-screen