Who Will Love My Children?

*Who Will Love My Children?*
Who Will Love My Children?
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Genre	Drama
Written by	Michael Bortman
Directed by	John Erman
Starring	Ann-Margret; Frederic Forrest
Theme music composer	Laurence Rosenthal
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Paula Levenback; Wendy Riche
Production locations	Sacramento, California; Elk Grove, California
Cinematography	Thomas Del Ruth
Editor	Jerrold L. Ludwig
Running time	95 minutes
Production company	ABC Circle Films
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	February 14, 1983

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[edit]

Ann-Margret as Lucile Fray
Frederic Forrest as Ivan Fray
Cathryn Damon as Hazel Anderson
Donald Moffat as Dick Thomas
Lonny Chapman as Milton Hammond
Patricia Smith as Cleta Thomas
Jess Osuna as Dr. Willis
Christopher Allport as Kenneth Handy

The Fray children[edit]

Patrick Brennan as Carl Fray
Soleil Moon Frye as Linda Fray
Tracey Gold as Pauline Fray
Joel Graves as Warren Fray
Rachel Jacobs as Joyce Fray
Robby Kiger as Frank Fray
Cady McClain as Virginia Fray
Hallie Todd as Joann Fray
Cory Yothers as Ivan Fray Jr.
Kyle Chapman, Wade Chapman, and Brian Mazzanti as Stephen Fray

Awards and nominations[edit]

1983 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series Or A Special — John Erman

Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in Makeup — Zoltan 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 Award

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