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Article: Robert Duvall plays Robert E. Lee in Civil War prequel.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- February 17, 2003
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Byline: Terry Lawson
First things first: Robert Duvall may or may not be related to Robert E. Lee, chief of the Confederate Armies, whom he portrays in "Gods and Generals," the prequel to the Civil War epic "Gettysburg."
"Our mama always contended we were part of the bloodline, but it may just have been wishful thinking," says Duvall, who mentioned the speculation long ago in an interview, only to see it reported as fact in various biographies.
"Hell, I think half the people in the South claim to be related to Lee. The only true relation I can claim is we both were soldiers and our shared love for the great state of Virginia."
Duvall ...
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Article: For Robert Duvall, options abound
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);
March 30, 2003 ;
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... ... grandpa. Not so with Robert Duvall, who says he' s getting more ... older he gets. This year alone, Duvall has been seen as Robert E. Lee in Gods and Generals, and has ... in Assassination Tango, which Duvall wrote and directed. I tell you ...
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