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Home TV Alex: The Life of a Child

Alex: The Life of a Child (1986)

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Synopsis:
Touching but melancholy dramatization of real-life sportswriter Frank Delford's book about his eight-year-old daughter's losing battle with cystic fibrosis, with Craig T. Nelson and Bonnie Bedelia as the grieving parents and Gennie James as the young girl. Carol Evan McKeand and Nigel McKeand earned Emmy Award nominations for their script. A similar theme of a young girl being remembered in writing by her father was explored in the TV movie "Mary White" (1977), taken from the book by William Allen White about his daughter's death.


Cast

Name
Credits
Rachel Blanchard
Wendy

Craig T. Nelson
Frank Deford

Dann Florek
Dr Tom Dolan

Cherry Jones
Tina Crawford

Bonnie Bedelia
Carole Deford

Barbara Barnes-Hopkins
Miss Arthur

Brenda Bazinet
Barbara Keator

Danny Corkill
Chris Deford

Harley Cross
Chris--Ages 6 to 8

Gennie James
Alex Deford

Gordon Masten
Photographer

Melonie Mazman
Zehra Deford

Sean McCann
Dr Ralph Stanwyck

Marshall Perlmutter
Sportscaster

Mag Ruffman
Jane

Ted Simonett
Dr Westlake

Lindsey Amelio
Alex--Ages 3 to 5

Elva Mae Hoover
Alice Grady

Jane Schoetle
Woman in Market

J J Stocker
Chris--Age 2 1/2

Mark Withers
Mac Deford
Company

Name
Credits
Mandy Films
Production Company

Heartstar Productions
Production Company

Writers

Name
Credits
Frank Deford
Book as Source Material

Carol Evan McKeand
Writer

Nigel McKeand
Writer

Producers

Name
Credits
Leonard Goldberg
Executive Producer

Deborah Aal
Producer executive supervising producer

Nigel McKeand
Producer

John Ziffren
Associate Producer

Directors

Name
Credits
Robert Markowitz
Director

Production Management

Name
Credits
John Danylkiw
Production Supervisor

David Flaherty
Location Assistant location manager assistant

Cynthia Gillespie
Assistant Director

Alan Goluboff
Assistant Director

Deborah Love
Assistant Director

Sherry Cohen
Location Manager

Lynn Kuwahara
Location Manager

Diane Parsons
Production Coordinator

Lili Fournier
Continuity

Editor

Name
Credits
John A Amicarella
Assistant Editor

Peter Parasheles
Editor

Camera, Film & Tape

Name
Credits
Gail Harvey
Photography stills

Robert Ryan
Camera Operator

Tony Guerin
Assistant Camera Operator assistant camera

Neil Roach
Director of Photography

Michael Hall
Assistant Camera Operator assistant camera
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