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George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation
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Wikipedia article
'George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation' is a 1986 television film, and was the sequel to the 1984 miniseries 'George Washington'. The film chronicles the life of George Washington, the first President of the United States. 'George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation' is based on the biography by James Thomas Flexner.
It aired on September 2122, 1986.MacMinn, Aleene (6 September 1986). [http://articles.latimes.com/1986-09-06/entertainment/ca-12867_1_bostwick-george-washington Presidential Bostwick, By George], 'Los Angeles Times'
The two-part sequel received low television ratings, among the worst ratings received by a miniseries to that time.(25 September 1986). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N0RHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mjMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1572%2C2849172 George Washington lowest rating miniseries of all time], 'Evening News' (Associated Press)O'Connor, John J. (21 September 1986). [https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/21/arts/tv-view-a-faithful-if-unlively-portrait-of-washington.html?mcubz=0 TV VIEW; A FAITHFUL, IF UNLIVELY, PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON], 'The New York Times' It nevertheless received two nominations during the 39th Primetime Emmy Awards for Best Make-up and Best Hairstyling.
Cast
*Barry Bostwick as George Washington Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, and later first President of the United States
*Patty Duke Astin as Martha Washington Wife of George Washington
*Jeffrey Jones as Thomas Jefferson
*Richard Bekins as Alexander Hamilton
*Penny Fuller as Eliza Powel
*Eve Gordon as Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
*Marcia Cross as Anne Bingham
*Guy Paul as James Madison
*Norman Snow as Edmund Randolph
*Lise Hilboldt as Maria Reynolds
*Haviland Morris as Henrietta Liston
*Daniel Davis as Patrick Henry
*Richard Fancy as William Duer
*Farnham Scott as Henry Knox
*Nicholas Kepros as John Jay
See also
* 'We Fight to Be Free' (2006 film)
* 'Washington' (2020 miniseries)
* List of television series and miniseries about the American Revolution
* List of films about the American Revolution
References
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