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Kushner's 'Lincoln' Is Strange, But Also Savvy

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Tony Kushner based his screenplay for <em>Lincoln</em> in part on Doris Kearns Goodwin's biography of the president, <em>Team of Rivals — </em>but he read many other histories and biographies, in addition to Lincoln's own writings. (DreamWorks/Twentieth Century Fox)
Tony Kushner based his screenplay for Lincoln in part on Doris Kearns Goodwin's biography of the president, Team of Rivals — but he read many other histories and biographies, in addition to Lincoln's own writings. (DreamWorks/Twentieth Century Fox)

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