MONTGOMERY, ALA. (AP) - Alabama author Harper Lee doesn’t speak publicly very often, but she says she’s honored President Barack Obama is taping an introduction to a special showing of the movie based on her novel “To Kill a Mockingbird.”
USA Network says it will air a fully restored version of the movie Saturday evening. It will include a brief introduction by the president, who recognized Lee at a White House event last year.
Lee lives in the south Alabama town of Monroeville. In a statement released by the network, Lee says she is deeply honored that Obama will introduce the movie to a national audience.
The 50-year-old film features actor Gregory Peck as Alabama attorney Atticus Finch fighting for justice for a black defendant in a small southern town. The character is based on Lee’s father.
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