George Washington (miniseries)

1984 American TV series or program

George Washington

Genre| Biography
Drama
History
War
Miniseries
Based on| George Washington by James Thomas Flexner
Screenplay by| Jon Boothe
Richard Fielder
Directed by| Buzz Kulik
Starring| Barry Bostwick
Patty Duke Astin
Theme music composer| Laurence Rosenthal
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of episodes| 3
Production
Producers| Richard Fielder
Buzz Kulik
David Gerber
Cinematography| Harry Stradling Jr.
Editors| Donald Douglas
Mel Friedman
Les Green
David Wages
Running time| 480 minutes
Production companies| David Gerber Productions
MGM/UA Television
Original release
Network| CBS
Release| April 8 (1984-04-08) –
April 11, 1984 (1984-04-11)
Related

* George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986)

George Washington is a 1984 American biographical television miniseries directed by Buzz Kulik. The series, in three parts, chronicles the life of George Washington, the first President of the United States from the age of 11 to the age of 51.[1] George Washington is based on the biography by James Thomas Flexner.

The miniseries was shot mainly on location near Washington, DC and Philadelphia, and was aired on April 8, 10 and 11, 1984.[2] Washington's life in the French and Indian War, the second part shows the coming and commencement of the Revolutionary War and the final part describes the victory of the independence from Great Britain. It was nominated for six Primetime Emmys.

In 1986, a sequel, George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation, aired with Bostwick and Duke reprising their roles as George and Martha Washington, respectively.

## Plot

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The miniseries covers the life of George Washington, from being a young man to his experiences in the French and Indian War and his rise to lead the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. It concludes shortly after the end of the war, with his return to his home in Mount Vernon.

## Cast

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* Barry Bostwick as George Washington – Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, and later first President of the United States, though his presidency is not depicted in the film
* Patty Duke Astin as Martha Washington – Wife of George Washington.
* David Dukes as George William Fairfax – Best friend of George Washington and husband of Sally Fairfax.
* Jaclyn Smith as Sally Fairfax – Wife of William George Fairfax.
* Lloyd Bridges as Caleb Quinn
* José Ferrer as Robert Dinwiddie – The lieutenant governor of colonial Virginia.
* Hal Holbrook as John Adams – Member of the Continental Congress and second President of the United States
* Trevor Howard as Lord Fairfax
* Jeremy Kemp as Horatio Gates – An American general.
* Richard Kiley as George Mason – An American patriot.
* Stephen Macht as Benedict Arnold – An American general, later defecting to the British Army.
* James Mason as Edward Braddock – A British general during start of the French and Indian War.
* Rosemary Murphy as Mary Ball Washington – George Washington's mother.
* Clive Revill as Lord Loudoun – A British nobleman and army officer.
* Robert Stack as John Stark – An American general.
* Anthony Zerbe as St. Pierre – A French Canadian military officer.
* J. Kenneth Campbell as Richard Henry Lee – An American statesman from Virginia.
* Philip Casnoff as Lafayette – A French aristocrat and military officer.
* Josh Clark as Tench Tilghman – An officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
* Kevin Conroy as John Laurens – An American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the Revolutionary War.
* Peter Evans as Thomas Mifflin – An American merchant and politician.
* Megan Gallagher as Peggy Shippen – The second wife of General Benedict Arnold.
* John Glover as Charles Lee – A British soldier turned Virginia planter who was a general officer of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War.
* Harry Groener as Patrick Henry – The first post-colonial Governor of Virginia.
* Patrick Horgan as William Howe – A British General who was Commander-in-Chief of British forces during the American Revolutionary War.
* Robert Schenkkan as Alexander Hamilton
* Jon Matthews as John Parke Custis
* Christine Estabrook as Abigail Adams
* Tom Assalone as Augustine Washington Jr.
* William Prince as William Fairfax
* Richard Fancy as Sam Adams
* Scott Hylands as General Greene
* Kelsey Grammer as Lieutenant Stewart
* Farnham Scott as Henry Knox
* Tim Moyer as John Jay
* John Means as Brigadier General Charles O'Hara \- The British Officer who surrendered in General Cornwallis' stead at Yorktown.
* Richard Bey in an unspecified role

## See also

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* George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986 sequel miniseries)
* 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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1. ^ Synopsis[permanent dead link‍] InBaseline.com
2. ^ Plot

## External links

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* George Washington at IMDb

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George Washington

* 1st President of the United States (1789–1797)
* Senior Officer of the Army (1798–1799)
* Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army (1775–1783)
* Delegate to the Second Continental Congress (1775)
* Delegate to the First Continental Congress (1774)

Military career
Revolutionary War|

* Military career
* French and Indian War
* Jumonville Glen
* Battle of Fort Necessity
* Battle of the Monongahela
* Forbes Expedition
* Washington in the American Revolution
* Commander-in-chief, Continental Army
* Aides-de-camp
* Washington's headquarters
* office and sleeping tent
* Boston campaign
* Siege of Boston
* New York and New Jersey campaign
* Delaware River crossing
* Battle of Trenton
* Battle of the Assunpink Creek
* Battle of Princeton
* Philadelphia campaign
* Battle of Brandywine
* Battle of Germantown
* Battle of White Marsh
* Valley Forge
* Battle of Monmouth
* Battles of Saratoga
* Sullivan Expedition
* Yorktown campaign
* Siege of Yorktown
* Culper Spy Ring
* Newburgh Conspiracy
* Newburgh letter
* Asgill Affair
* Evacuation Day
* Resignation as commander-in-chief
* Badge of Military Merit
* Purple Heart
* Washington Before Boston Medal
* Horses
* Nelson
* Blueskin

Other U.S.
founding events|

* Initiated, co-wrote, 1769 Virginia Association
* Initiated, 1774 Fairfax Resolves
* Continental Association
* Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture
* 1785 Mount Vernon Conference
* Chairman, 1787 Constitutional Convention
* George Washington's political evolution

Presidency
(timeline)|

* 1788–89 United States presidential election
* First inauguration
* inaugural bible
* 1792 presidential election
* Second inauguration
* Reception at Trenton
* Title of "Mr. President"
* Cabinet of the United States
* Secretary of State
* Attorney General
* Secretary of the Treasury
* Secretary of War
* Judiciary Act of 1789
* Oath Administration Act
* Nonintercourse Act
* Whiskey Rebellion
* Militia Acts of 1792
* Coinage Act of 1792
* United States Mint
* Presidential Succession Act of 1792
* United States Capitol cornerstone laying
* Proclamation of Neutrality
* Neutrality Act of 1794
* Jay Treaty
* Pinckney's Treaty
* Slave Trade Act of 1794
* Residence Act
* Thanksgiving Proclamation
* Farewell Address
* State of the Union Address January 1790
* December 1790
* 1791
* 1792
* 1793
* 1794
* 1795
* 1796
* Cabinet
* Federal judicial appointments
* John Rutledge Supreme Court nominations

Views and
public image|

* Presidential library
* The Washington Papers
* Religious views
* Town Destroyer
* Legacy

Life and homes|

* Early life
* Birthplace
* Ferry Farm boyhood home
* Mount Vernon
* Fishery
* Gristmill
* Whiskey distillery
* Woodlawn Plantation
* Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
* Ford Mansion, Washington's headquarters
* Hasbrouck House
* First Presidential Mansion
* Second Presidential Mansion
* President's House, Philadelphia
* Germantown White House
* Custis estate
* Washington's relations with the Iroquois Confederacy
* Potomac Company
* James River and Kanawha Canal
* Mountain Road Lottery
* Congressional Gold Medal
* Thanks of Congress
* President General of the Society of the Cincinnati
* Washington College
* Washington and Lee University
* Electoral history of George Washington
* Post-presidency of George Washington

Memorials
and depictions|

* Washington, D.C.
* Washington state
* Washington Monument
* Mount Rushmore
* Washington's Birthday
* Purple Heart
* The Apotheosis of Washington
* Washington Monument (Boonsboro, Maryland)
* Washington Monument (Baltimore)
* Washington Monument (Philadelphia)
* George Washington (Houdon)
* plaster copy
* George Washington (Ceracchi)
* George Washington (Canova)
* George Washington (Greenough)
* George Washington (Trumbull)
* George Washington and the Revolutionary War Door
* Revolutionary War Door
* Washington Crossing the Delaware
* The Passage of the Delaware
* General George Washington at Trenton
* Washington at Verplanck's Point
* General George Washington Resigning His Commission
* Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
* Unfinished portrait
* Lansdowne portrait
* The Washington Family portrait
* Washington at Princeton paintings
* George Washington Taking the Salute at Trenton
* Reception at Trenton painting
* Statues
* Trenton Battle Monument
* Princeton Battle Monument
* Point of View sculpture
* George Washington on Horseback
* Austin statue
* Baltimore statue
* Boston statue
* Mexico City statue
* Morristown statue
* Newark statue
* New York City statue
* Wall Street statue
* Paris statue
* Perth Amboy statue
* Philadelphia statue
* Portland statue
* Trenton statue
* Washington, D.C. statue
* West Point monument
* George Washington University
* Washington University in St. Louis
* Washington Masonic National Memorial
* George Washington Memorial Parkway
* George Washington Bridge
* Washington and Jefferson National Forests
* Washington Square Park
* Arch
* U.S. Postage stamps
* Washington–Franklin Issues
* 1932 bicentennial
* Currency
* Washington quarter
* 50 State Quarters
* D.C. and territories quarters
* America the Beautiful quarters
* American Women quarters
* History Instructing Youth dollar
* Washington dollar
* Lafayette dollar
* Silver bullion coins
* Washington nickel
* Washington half eagle
* 250th Anniversary half dollar
* Mount Rushmore Anniversary coins
* Mount Washington
* Cultural depictions
* George Washington (1984 miniseries
* 1986 sequel)
* A More Perfect Union (1989 film)
* The Crossing (2000 film)
* We Fight to Be Free (2006 film)
* Turn: Washington's Spies (2014–2017 series)
* The War that Made America (2006 miniseries)
* Washington (2020 miniseries)
* Hamilton (film)

Related|

* Bibliography
* List of articles
* Founders Online
* Founding Fathers of the United States
* Republicanism
* Federalist Party
* Federalist Era
* Virginia dynasty
* Coat of arms
* Cherry-tree anecdote
* River Farm
* Washington's Crossing
* Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
* 1751 Barbados trip
* Category
* Syng inkstand
* General of the Armies
* Conway Cabal
* American Foxhound
* American Philosophical Society
* American Revolution
* patriots
* Betsy Ross flag
* Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
* Mount Vernon replicas
* George Washington Memorial Building
* Attempted theft of Washington's skull

Family|

* Martha Washington (wife)
* John Parke Custis (stepson)
* George Washington Parke Custis (step-grandson, adopted son)
* Eleanor Parke Custis (step-granddaughter, adopted daughter)
* Augustine Washington (father)
* Mary Ball Washington (mother)
* Lawrence Washington (half-brother)
* Augustine Washington Jr. (half-brother)
* Elizabeth Washington Lewis (sister)
* Samuel Washington (brother)
* John A. Washington (brother)
* Charles Washington (brother)
* Lawrence Washington (grandfather)
* Mildred Gale (grandmother)
* John Washington (great-grandfather)
* George Reade (2nd great-grandfather)
* Bushrod Washington (nephew)

Slavery|

* Washington and slavery
* List of enslaved people of Mount Vernon
* Betty
* Caroline Branham
* William Costin
* West Ford
* Sarah Johnson
* Oney Judge
* Philip Lee
* William Lee
* Hercules Posey
* Christopher Sheels
* Deborah Squash
* Harry Washington

* John Adams →

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* Outline

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Films directed by Buzz Kulik

* The Explosive Generation (1961)
* The Yellow Canary (1963)
* Warning Shot (1967)
* Sergeant Ryker (1968)
* Villa Rides (1968)
* Riot (1969)
* Brian's Song (1971)
* To Find a Man (1972)
* The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972)
* Incident on a Dark Street (1973)
* Shamus (1973)
* Pioneer Woman (1973)
* Bad Ronald (1974)
* Cage Without a Key (1975)
* Babe (1975)
* The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976)
* Kill Me If You Can (1977)
* Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (1978)
* From Here to Eternity (1979)
* The Hunter (1980)
* George Washington (1984)
* Women of Valor (1986)
* Too Young the Hero (1988)
* Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
* Lucky Chances (1990)

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