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Lucy married at the turn of the last century, when she was fifteen and her husband was fifty. If Colonel William Marsden was a veteran of the "War for Southern Independence", Lucy became a "veteran of the veteran" with a unique perspective on Southern history and Southern manhood. Her story encompasses everything from the tragic death of a Confederate boy soldier to the feisty narrator's daily battles in the Home--complete with visits from a mohawk-coiffed candy-striper.

Top Cast

  • Diane Lane

    Diane Lane

    Lucy Honicut Marsden

  • Donald Sutherland

    Donald Sutherland

    William Marsden

  • Cicely Tyson

    Cicely Tyson

    Castralia

  • Anne Bancroft

    Anne Bancroft

    Lucy Marsden (age 99-100)

  • Blythe Danner

    Blythe Danner

    Bianca Honicut

  • E.G. Marshall

    E.G. Marshall

    Professor Taw

  • Gwen Verdon

    Gwen Verdon

    Etta Pell

  • Camille Cooper

    Camille Cooper

    Shirey Ann Williams

  • Maureen Mueller

    Maureen Mueller

    Lady Marsden

Overview

Lucy married at the turn of the last century, when she was fifteen and her husband was fifty. If Colonel William Marsden was a veteran of the "War for Southern Independence", Lucy became a "veteran of the veteran" with a unique perspective on Southern history and Southern manhood. Her story encompasses everything from the tragic death of a Confederate boy soldier to the feisty narrator's daily battles in the Home--complete with visits from a mohawk-coiffed candy-striper.

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