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Did Mills portray any real-life figures in his films?

  • Yes

  • No

  • It's uncertain

  • He preferred fictional characters

Answer

Yes, Mills portrayed a number of real-life figures in his films, including Abraham Lincoln in The Birth of a Nation (1915), Woodrow Wilson in The Great War (1919), and Thomas Jefferson in The Virginian (1929). He also portrayed fictional characters based on real-life figures, such as John Brown in The Martyred President (1921) and Davy Crockett in Davy Crockett at the Alamo (1936).
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