The Betty Ford Story

1987 TV biopic directed by David Greene

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	Robert Papazian David L. Wolper
Producer	Mark Wolper
Production locations	Long Beach Naval Hospital Long Beach, California
Cinematography	Dennis Dalzell
Editor	Parkie L. Singh
Production companies	David L. Wolper Productions Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	March 2, 1987 (1987-03-02)^[1]

The Betty Ford Story is a 1987 television film^[2] directed by David Greene and written by Karen Hall. This biographical film was based on the book The Times of My Life^[3] written by Chris Chase and Betty Ford.^[4] The film originally aired on ABC.^[5]^[6]

Cast

Gena Rowlands as Betty Ford
Josef Sommer as President Gerald Ford
Nan Woods as Susan Ford
Bradley Whitford as Jack Ford
Concetta Tomei as Jan
John Hostetter" as News Director

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^[7])
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)

References

^ "'FORD STORY' NOBLE BUT SUPERFICIAL". Chicago Tribune. March 2, 1987.
^ "TV movie describes Betty Ford's bout with alcoholism". UPI. February 23, 1987.
^ Mills, Nancy (February 28, 1987). "ROWLANDS TREASURES BETTY FORD". Los Angeles Times.
^ Shales, Tom (March 2, 1987). "THE TRUE GRIT OF BETTY FORD". The Washington Post.
^ O'Connor, John J. (March 2, 1987). "'THE BETTY FORD STORY,' ON ABC". The New York Times.
^ "ROWLANDS STARS IN 'BETTY FORD STORY'". Sun Sentinel. March 2, 1987.
^ Dinman, Dick (February 19, 2010). "TV Movie's Brave True-Life Ladies: The Betty Ford Story". DVD Classics Corner on the Air.

External links

The Betty Ford Story at IMDb

Works directed by David Greene

Films

Feature	The Shuttered Room (1967) Sebastian (1968) The Strange Affair (1968) I Start Counting (1969) The People Next Door (1970) Madame Sin (1972) Godspell (1973) Gray Lady Down (1978) Hard Country (1981)
Television	The Count of Monte Cristo (1975) The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977) Friendly Fire (1979) A Vacation in Hell (1979) Rehearsal for Murder (1982) Murder Among Friends (1982) The Guardian (1984) Guilty Conscience (1985) Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986) The Betty Ford Story (1987) After the Promise (1987) Inherit the Wind (1988) Small Sacrifices (1989) The Penthouse (1989) What Ever Happened to... (1991) Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story (1992) A Season in Purgatory (1996) Bella Mafia (1997)

Feature

The Shuttered Room (1967)
Sebastian (1968)
The Strange Affair (1968)
I Start Counting (1969)
The People Next Door (1970)
Madame Sin (1972)
Godspell (1973)
Gray Lady Down (1978)
Hard Country (1981)

Television

The Count of Monte Cristo (1975)
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977)
Friendly Fire (1979)
A Vacation in Hell (1979)
Rehearsal for Murder (1982)
Murder Among Friends (1982)
The Guardian (1984)
Guilty Conscience (1985)
Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986)
The Betty Ford Story (1987)
After the Promise (1987)
Inherit the Wind (1988)
Small Sacrifices (1989)
The Penthouse (1989)
What Ever Happened to... (1991)
Willing to Kill: The Texas Cheerleader Story (1992)
A Season in Purgatory (1996)
Bella Mafia (1997)

Miniseries

Fatal Vision (1984)
Children of the Dust (1995)

Gerald Ford

38th President of the United States (1974–1977)
40th Vice President of the United States (1973–1974)
U.S. Representative for MI–5 (1949–1973)

Presidency
(timeline)

Inauguration
VP confirmation of Nelson Rockefeller
Wilson desk
Assassination attempts
- Sacramento
- San Francisco
State of the Union Address
- 1975
- 1976
- 1977
Judicial appointments
- Supreme Court candidates
- controversies
Executive Orders
Presidential Proclamations
- Nixon pardon
Halloween Massacre
Carter transition

Foreign policy	International trips Vladivostok Summit Meeting on Arms Control Helsinki Accords National Security Study Memorandum 200 Executive Order 11905 Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
Domestic policy	Cannabis policy Equal Credit Opportunity Act Education for All Handicapped Children Act Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 and 1976 Federal Election Commission Rockefeller Commission 1975 VRA Amendments Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act
Economic policy	Fair Credit Billing Act Federal-Aid Highway Amendments of 1974 Federal Bridge Gross Weight Formula National Mass Transportation Assistance Act CFTC Act of 1974 Commodity Futures Trading Commission Home Mortgage Disclosure Act ERISA Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Net capital rule NRSROs Trade Act of 1974 Fast track authority Securities Acts Amendments of 1975 Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Tax Reduction Act of 1975 Tax Reform Act of 1976 Whip inflation now
Energy policy	Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 Energy Research and Development Administration Nuclear Regulatory Commission Energy Policy and Conservation Act CAFE standards Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Environmental policy	Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974 Forestry Incentive Program Hazardous Materials Transportation Act Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Safe Drinking Water Act Maximum contaminant level Magnuson–Stevens Act Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 Water Resources Development Act of 1976

Life

Elections

U.S. House	1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972
Presidential	1976 campaign primaries running mate selection convention debates election