Nobody's Child (1986 film)

*Nobody's Child*
Nobody's Child
Genre	Drama
Written by	Mary Gallagher;
Directed by	Lee Grant
Starring	Marlo Thomas; Ray Baker; Caroline Kava; Kathy Baker
Theme music composer	Michael Small
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Dyson Lovell
Producers	Joseph Feury; (co-producer)
Production location	Vancouver
Cinematography	Sven Nykvist
Editor	Alan Heim
Running time	100 min.
Production company
Distributor	CBS
Release
Original network	CBS
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	April 6, 1986

Nobody's Child is a 1986 American made-for-television drama film directed by Lee Grant which won a Directors Guild of America Award. It is based on the autobiographical account of the same title by Marie Balter who was sent to a mental institution aged sixteen, with a script adapted by writers Mary Gallagher and Ara Watson.^[1] The cast includes Marlo Thomas, Ray Baker, Caroline Kava and Anna Maria Horsford.^[2]

References[]

^ Janis Cole, Holly Dale Calling the Shots: Profiles of Women Filmmakers - Page 94 - 1993 "Q: What is the film Nobody's Child about? A: Nobody's Child is the story of Marie Boulter. The true story of Marie Boulter, who went into a mental institution when she was sixteen. And when she was thirty-six she decided she did not want to be ..."
^ O'Connor, John J. (1986-04-04). "MARLO THOMAS AS FORMER MENTAL-HOSPITAL PATIENT". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

External links[]

Nobody's Child at IMDb

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[1] Janis Cole, Holly Dale Calling the Shots: Profiles of Women Filmmakers - Page 94 - 1993 "Q: What is the film Nobody's Child about? A: Nobody's Child is the story of Marie Boulter. The true story of Marie Boulter, who went into a mental institution when she was sixteen. And when she was thirty-six she decided she did not want to be ..."

[2] O'Connor, John J. (1986-04-04). "MARLO THOMAS AS FORMER MENTAL-HOSPITAL PATIENT". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

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