Mary White (film)

Mary White
Directed by Jud Taylor
Produced by Terence Nelson
Robert B. Radnitz
Written by William Allen White(biographical material)
Caryl Redner
Starring Ed Flanders
Fionnula Flanagan
Kathleen Beller
Music by Leonard Rosenman
Cinematography Bill Butler
Edited by Fred A. Chulack
Distributed by American Broadcasting Company(ABC; 1977)
Mill Creek Entertainment(DVD)
Release dates
 November 18, 1977
Running time
 102 minutes
Country USA
Language English

Mary White is a 1977 made-for-TV period biographical movie directed by Jud Taylor about American newspaper editor and author William Allen White (played by Ed Flanders) and his teenage daughter Mary (played by Kathleen Beller), who died at age 16 in a horseback riding accident. The film is based on the true story of White's daughter Mary Katherine, who died in 1921 and was the subject of a well-known eulogy written by her father.[1]

The film often appeared on television in the 1980s. It is now on DVD.

Plot

In Emporia, Kansas, in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Mary Katherine White, a teenage girl, comes of age. Having grown up in wealth and privilege, as a result she meets famous people of the day. In 1921, at age 16, she dies in a riding accident. Her story is recounted in flashback style by her father, a famous editor, author and publisher.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ NY Times Review - Mary White Retrieved March 21, 2015

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