Alex: The Life of a Child
Brief Synopsis
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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
Cast & Crew
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Robert Markowitz
Director
Elva Hoover
Alice Grady
Barbara Barnes-hopkins
Mark Withers
Craig T. Nelson
Bonnie Bedelia
Film Details
Also Known As
Life of a Child, The
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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.
Director
Robert Markowitz
Director
Cast
Elva Hoover
Alice Grady
Barbara Barnes-hopkins
Mark Withers
Craig T. Nelson
Bonnie Bedelia
Sean Mccann
Jane Schoetle
Gennie James
Dann Florek
Cherry Jones
Danny Corkill
Mag Ruffman
J J Stocker
Lindsey Amelio
Gordon Masten
Ted Simonett
Brenda Bazinet
Rachel Blanchard
Marshall Perlmutter
Harley Cross
Melonie Mazman
Crew
Deborah Aal
Producer
John A Amicarella
Assistant Editor
Rudy Baccuchi
Driver
Pat Beaudrow
Driver
Brian Beck
Production Assistant
Hannelore Biesinger-kee
Production Accountant
John Brunt
Driver
Bryan Charbonneau
Hair
Sherry Cohen
Location Manager
Tom Coulter
Props
Jackie Crane
Driver
John Danylkiw
Production Supervisor
John Davidson
Best Boy
Mary Davie
Other
Frank Deford
Book As Source Material
David Derry
Key Grip
Graham Docherty
Wardrobe Assistant
George Farrell
Property Master
Gail Filman
Wardrobe
David Flaherty
Production Assistant
David Flaherty
Location Assistant
David Fleischer
Props
Lili Fournier
Continuity
John Franco
Set Decorator
Fred Geringer
Art Director
Fred Geringer
Art Department Coordinator
Cynthia Gillespie
Production Assistant
Cynthia Gillespie
Assistant Director
Leonard Goldberg
Executive Producer
Alan Goluboff
Assistant Director
Sharon Guerin
Other
Tony Guerin
Assistant Camera Operator
Michael Hall
Assistant Camera Operator
Gail Harvey
Photography
Kathleen Herbert
Assistant
Susan Hess
Art Assistant
Tim Hilts
Driver
Bill Jackson
Driver
Lynn Kuwahara
Location Manager
Matthew Lammerich
Other
Owen Langevin
Sound Mixer
Michele Levesque
Art Director
Joyce Liggett
Set Decorator
Deborah Love
Assistant Director
Lynne Mackay
Costume Designer
Helen Maj
Technical Advisor
Helen Maj
Other
Martin Malivoire
Stunts
Martin Malivoire
Special Effects
Pat Mccaffery
Carpenter
Carol Evan Mckeand
Writer
Nigel Mckeand
Producer
Nigel Mckeand
Writer
Don Mcqueen
On-Set Dresser
Randy Milligan
Boom Operator
Brian Montague
Gaffer
Neil Montgomerie
Driver
Morrie Nierenberg
Production Associate
Peter Parasheles
Editor
Diane Parsons
Production Coordinator
Earl Preston
Art Director
Bruce Raymer
Driver
J.a.c. Redford
Music
Herb Reischl
Generator Operator
Neil Roach
Director Of Photography
Robert Ryan
Camera Operator
Frank Singer
Driver
David Smuckler
Dialogue Coach
Ronald Smyth
Security
Katherine Southern
Makeup
Peter Tarshis
Other
Kenneth Wyke
Best Boy
John Ziffren
Associate Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Life of a Child, The
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1986
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States April 23, 1986
