"Dolley Madison lived through the two wars that established the U.S., was friends with the first 12 Presidents, and watched America evolve from a struggling young republic to the first modern democracy in the world. She was nicknamed “Queen Dolley,” and when she died in 1849 at the age of 81 — one of the last remaining members of the founding generation — Washington City honored her with the largest state funeral the capital had ever seen for a woman."...read moreThis 90-minute Documentary features Tony Award nominee Eve Best as Dolley and Tony Winner Jefferson Mays as James Madison. It will air as part of the American Experience series on March 1, 2010.
There's also a neat photo gallery of other First Ladies...
Video: Behind the scenes with Costume Designer
The director turned out to be a friend of my uncle's, and he invited me come down to Virginia to be a costumed extra (since I could provide my own costume) but, alas, I was unavailable for the dates they were shooting!
ReplyDeleteI loved watching Laura Linney as Abigail Adams, and I'm sure I'll love getting to know Dolley Madison. Thanks for the preview.
ReplyDeleteDolley is one of my favorite first ladies. Looking forward to seeing this.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see something from this period of American history.
Ms. VG, That would have been such a neat experience! Too bad you couldn't partake :(
ReplyDeleteJane and Christy, it does sound interesting, doesn't it? I love to hear about women at that time in history!