| Abraham Lincoln gave Ralph Ince his start in motion picture work. When Vitagraph
decided to do a two-reel feature "The Standard Bearer" in which
Abraham Lincoln was one of the leading characters, Mr. Ince was chosen to
play the Lincoln role. Mr. Ince from that time on studied the life of the
former President, his features and style, until he came to know him so well
that by the time Vitagraph put on the second Lincoln picture "The Battle
Hymn of the Republic," Ince was not unprepared, and the picture was
a success. Then followed other Lincoln characterizations, the last of which,
being in the Selznick special "The Land of Opportunity." Mr. Ince
is now directing for the Selznick organization. He was born in Boston, Mass.,
and early in life was a member of the Richard Mansfield Company. |