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Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All

Genre:DramaWarTV Movie

Released:1994-05-01

Runtime:180

Overview

Lucy married at the turn of the last century, when she was fifteen and her husband was fifty. If Colonel William Marsden was a veteran of the "War for Southern Independence", Lucy became a "veteran of the veteran" with a unique perspective on Southern history and Southern manhood. Her story encompasses everything from the tragic death of a Confederate boy soldier to the feisty narrator's daily battles in the Home--complete with visits from a mohawk-coiffed candy-striper.


Cast:

Diane Lane

Character: Lucy Honicut Marsden

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Donald Sutherland

Character: William Marsden

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Cicely Tyson

Character: Castralia

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Anne Bancroft

Character: Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)

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Blythe Danner

Character: Bianca Honicut

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E.G. Marshall

Character: Professor Taw

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Gwen Verdon

Character: Etta Pell

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Camille Cooper

Character: Shirey Ann Williams

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Maureen Mueller

Character: Lady Marsden

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Kathryn Morris

Character: Zondro

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Wil Horneff

Character: Willie Marsden

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Jesse Zeigler

Character: Ned Mardsen

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Garette Ratliff Henson

Character: Ned Smythe

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Jordan Williams

Character: Samuel Honicut

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Stephanie Astalos-Jones

Character: Ruth Wilgus

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Dan Biggers

Character: Doc Collier

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Stuart Culpepper

Character: Atlanta Vet

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