The Betty Ford Story

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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	David L. Wolper
Producer	Mark Wolper
Production locations	Long Beach, California
Cinematography
Editor
Production companies	David L. Wolper Productions Warner Bros. Television
Distributor	ABC
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	March 2, 1987 (1987-03-02)

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

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)
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)

External links[]

The Betty Ford Story at IMDb

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