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    Alex: The Life of a Child 1986 POSTER

    Alex: The Life of a Child

    1986

    English

    2

    87%

    87%

    based on novel or book

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    flashback

    parent child relationship

    sibling relationship

    terminal illness

    Robert Markowitz Robert Markowitz Director Sean McCann Sean McCann as Dr. Ralph Stanwyck Craig T. Nelson Craig T. Nelson as Frank Deford Cherry Jones Cherry Jones as Tina Crawford Rachel Blanchard Rachel Blanchard as Wendy
    Based on true events, 'Alex: The Life of a Child' follows former 'Sports Illustrated' writer Frank Deford and his wife Carole when their happy, all-American family is rocked to the core when their baby daughter Alex is diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. While CF sufferers were almost certainly doomed to an early death in the Seventies, Alex grew into a child who showed remarkable courage and strength in face of her illness. Her loving family were quick to rally around her, determined to show the same bravery as the little girl as they supported and cherished her through life and struggled to move on after her death at the tragically young age of eight.
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