Who Will Love My Children?

Who Will Love My Children?
Directed by	John Erman
Produced by	Paula Levenback Wendy Riche
Written by	Michael Bortman
Starring	Ann-Margret
Music by	Laurence Rosenthal
Cinematography	Thomas Del Ruth
Editing by	Jerrold L. Ludwig
Distributed by	ABC
Release date(s)	14 February 1983
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Who Will Love My Children? is a 1983 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.

Cast

• 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

• 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 & nominations

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

Nominated

Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV

External links

• Who Will Love My Children? at Allmovie
• Who Will Love My Children? at the Internet Movie Database
• TV: Ann-Margret Plays a Dying Mother of 10 at the New York Times

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