Who Will Love My Children? Explained

Genre:Drama
Director:John Erman
Starring:Ann-Margret
Frederic Forrest
Theme Music Composer:Laurence Rosenthal
Country:United States
Language:English
Producer:Paula Levenback
Wendy Riche
Location:Sacramento, California
Elk Grove, California
Editor:Jerrold L. Ludwig
Cinematography:Thomas Del Ruth
Runtime:95 minutes
Company:ABC Circle Films
Network:ABC

Who Will Love My Children? is a 1983 American made-for-television biographical film based on the life of Lucile Fray. Lucile Fray was diagnosed with cancer in 1952 and wanted to find suitable homes for her ten children, since she felt her husband could not properly care for them. Prior to her death, she succeeded. The film was directed by John Erman, written by Michael Bortman, and starred Ann-Margret in her first television film. It was originally broadcast on ABC.

The same evening as its original broadcast, February 14, 1983, the children of Lucile Fray appeared on That's Incredible!, an ABC program. The film was remade in Turkish in 1984 as Yavrularım, in Malayalam in 1993 as Akashadoothu[1] (which went on to be remade in Telugu as Matru Devo Bhava), in Kannada as Karulina Koogu, in Marathi as Chimani Pakhare, and in Hindi as Tulsi.

Cast

The Fray children

Awards and nominations

1983 Emmy Awards
  • Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series Or A SpecialJohn Erman
    Nominated
  • Outstanding Achievement in MakeupZoltan Elek and Monty Westmore
  • Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore)Laurence Rosenthal
  • Outstanding Drama Special — Paula Levenback and Wendy Riche
  • Outstanding Film Editing for a Limited Series or a Special — Jerrold L. Ludwig
  • Outstanding Film Sound Editing for a Limited Series or a Special — Michael Hilkene, Rusty Tinsley, Bill Jackson, Joseph A. Mayer, Jill Taggart, and Ben Wong
  • Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special — Ann-Margret
  • Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special — Michael Bortman
    1984 American Cinema Editors Award
  • Best Edited Television Special — Jerrold L. Ludwig
    1984 Directors Guild of America Awards
  • Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials — John Erman (nominated)
    1984 Golden Globe Awards
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress In A Mini-series or Motion Picture Made for Television — Ann-Margret
    Nominated
  • Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV

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    Notes and References

    1. News: Row over Kerala State Films Award . The Times of India .