The Betty Ford Story

*The Betty Ford Story*
The Betty Ford Story
Genre	Biography; Drama
Based on	The Times of My Life; by Betty Ford; Chris Chase
Written by	Karen Hall
Directed by	David Greene
Starring	Gena Rowlands; Josef Sommer; Nan Woods
Music by	Arthur B. Rubinstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Robert Papazian; David L. Wolper
Producer	Mark Wolper
Production locations	Long Beach Naval Hospital; Long Beach, California
Cinematography	Dennis Dalzell
Editor	Parkie L. Singh
Production companies	David L. Wolper Productions; Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 2, 1987

The Betty Ford Story is a 1987 television film^[2] directed by David Greene and written by Karen Hall. This biographical film was based on the book The Times of My Life^[3] written by Chris Chase and Betty Ford.^[4] The film originally aired on ABC.^[5]^[6]

Cast

Awards and nominations

Casting Society of America

Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week (nominated)

Emmy Awards

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special (Gena Rowlands, won^[7])
Outstanding Costuming for a Miniseries or a Special (nominated)

Golden Globe Awards

Best Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV (Gena Rowlands, won)

References

^ "'FORD STORY' NOBLE BUT SUPERFICIAL". Chicago Tribune. March 2, 1987.
^ "TV movie describes Betty Ford's bout with alcoholism". UPI. February 23, 1987.
^ Mills, Nancy (February 28, 1987). "ROWLANDS TREASURES BETTY FORD". Los Angeles Times.
^ Shales, Tom (March 2, 1987). "THE TRUE GRIT OF BETTY FORD". The Washington Post.
^ O'Connor, John J. (March 2, 1987). "'THE BETTY FORD STORY,' ON ABC". The New York Times.
^ "ROWLANDS STARS IN 'BETTY FORD STORY'". Sun Sentinel. March 2, 1987.
^ Dinman, Dick (February 19, 2010). "TV Movie's Brave True-Life Ladies: The Betty Ford Story". DVD Classics Corner on the Air.

External links

The Betty Ford Story at IMDb

[1] "'FORD STORY' NOBLE BUT SUPERFICIAL". Chicago Tribune. March 2, 1987.

[2] "TV movie describes Betty Ford's bout with alcoholism". UPI. February 23, 1987.

[3] Mills, Nancy (February 28, 1987). "ROWLANDS TREASURES BETTY FORD". Los Angeles Times.

[4] Shales, Tom (March 2, 1987). "THE TRUE GRIT OF BETTY FORD". The Washington Post.

[5] O'Connor, John J. (March 2, 1987). "'THE BETTY FORD STORY,' ON ABC". The New York Times.

[6] "ROWLANDS STARS IN 'BETTY FORD STORY'". Sun Sentinel. March 2, 1987.

[7] Dinman, Dick (February 19, 2010). "TV Movie's Brave True-Life Ladies: The Betty Ford Story". DVD Classics Corner on the Air.

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Gerald Ford
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