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 (1987-03-02) [1]

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

• Gena Rowlands as Betty Ford
• Josef Sommer as President Gerald Ford
• Nan Woods as Susan Ford
• Bradley Whitford as Jack Ford
• Concetta Tomei as Jan
• John Hostetter" as News Director

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

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.

External links

• The Betty Ford Story at IMDb