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Lincoln Actor Fritz Klein

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Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum
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Richard F. (Fritz) Klein

Nationally renowned Lincoln actor Richard F. (Fritz) Klein, who has appeared on C-SPAN, the Discovery Channel, History Channel and major networks as Abraham Lincoln, will open Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War at the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum on February 12, which is also Lincoln’s 198th birthday. Klein will recite some of Lincoln’s most famous speeches as well as give insight into the personality of Lincoln for students and visitors to the Memorial Museum February 12–14 and April 18-22.

Considered one of the nation's foremost Lincoln actors, Klein makes Lincoln and his period of history come alive. Klein was born in 1948 and raised in Southern California. He graduated from Concordia College in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, in 1970 and began acting as a hobby in 1975.

The first time he was asked to portray Abraham Lincoln was in 1976 at a municipal celebration of the nation's bicentennial. He began acting full-time in 1980. Since then, the role has taken him to some 35 states for film and television, on stage and as a motivational speaker.

Klein lives in Springfield, Illinois, with his wife and family, where he performs for some of the city's 500,000 annual visitors. From there, he also travels to points across the nation on tours and by special invitation.

Reproduced from www.lincolninstitute.com

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