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*Love, Mary*
Love, Mary
Genre	Drama
Written by	Clifford Campion
Directed by	Robert Day
Starring	Kristy McNichol
Music by	Robert Drasnin
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Ellis A. Cohen
Cinematography	Frank Stanley
Editor	Ray Daniels
Running time	90 minutes
Production company	CBS Entertainment Productions
Budget	Completed under budget, filming in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 8, 1985

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Love, Mary is a 1985 American made-for-television drama film based on the true story of Dr. Mary Groda-Lewis (portrayed by Kristy McNichol) who achieved a career in family medicine despite a personal struggle with dyslexia. The film originally aired on CBS on October 8, 1985.

Plot

Mary Louise Groda was a lonely and poor child, from a family of poor farm workers in Portland, Oregon. She was in frequent trouble with juvenile authorities, partly because she hated to go to school.

After a number of breaks from juvenile authorities, Mary's good luck ran out. She and another troubled male teen got caught while they were joy-riding with a stolen car that they crashed. That joy-ride and the subsequent crash were enough for the judge hearing Groda's case, who had no choice but to incarcerate Mary.

A social worker took an interest in Mary, who was sixteen years of age by that time, and realized that she struggled with dyslexia. She then helped Mary excel in studies. Mary gained confidence and began to fight back against her impediment, eventually going to college, earning an M.D. degree. She chose the family practice of pediatrics as her medical specialty.

Cast

Kristy McNichol as Mary Groda-Lewis
David Paymer as David Lewis
Piper Laurie as Christine Groda
Rachel Ticotin as Rachel Martin
Lycia Naff as Delia
Romy Windsor as Jeanine
David Faustino as Christopher

References

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-'''''Love, Mary''''' is a [[television movie]] that first aired on [[CBS-TV]] on [[8 October]] [[1985]], before being telecasted worldwide in syndication. This true story is based on the life of Dr.Mary Groda-Lewis [[Kristy McNichol]] who, as a lonely and poor child--from a family of poor farm workers in Portland, Oregon--was always involved in trouble with juvenile authorities for many petty crimes she kept getting caught for. Her main problem was that she hated to go to school because she had a hard time reading.
+'''''Love, Mary''''' is a 1985 American [[television film|made-for-television]] [[drama (film and television)|drama film]] based on the true story of Dr. Mary Groda-Lewis (portrayed by [[Kristy McNichol]]) who achieved a career in family medicine despite a personal struggle with [[dyslexia]]. The film originally aired on [[CBS]] on October 8, 1985.
+==Plot==
-After getting many breaks from juvenile authorities that did not incarcerate her, Mary's crime spree finally came to an end when her good luck ran-out. She and another troubled male teen got caught while they were joy-riding with a stolen car that they crashed. That was enough for the Judge who had no choice but to incarcerate Mary this time, and for a long time.
+Mary Louise Groda was a lonely and poor child, from a family of poor farm workers in [[Portland, Oregon]]. She was in frequent trouble with juvenile authorities, partly because she hated to go to school.
+After a number of breaks from juvenile authorities, Mary's good luck ran out. She and another troubled male teen got caught while they were joy-riding with a stolen car that they crashed. That joy-ride and the subsequent crash were enough for the judge hearing Groda's case, who had no choice but to incarcerate Mary.
-Following a Social Worker-Councelor who, at the lock-up where Mary was taken to, took an interest in Mary and had her tested with a reading skill-set to see why Mary had had serious reading problems. The councelor's finding was that Mary had been born with the problem of Dyslexia (when you see words or write words backwords). This finding convinced Mary to not only listen to her councelor but to keep trusting her as she got Mary out of the lock-up and back into school. From that point on, even with many problems that plagued Mary, she began to fight her way through with each and every impediment, including her reading, and she was advanced into college, making up for many lost years. Why she is known as "Love, Mary" to the enlarging of her family becomes a wonderful triumphed over tragedy.
+A social worker took an interest in Mary, who was sixteen years of age by that time, and realized that she struggled with [[dyslexia]]. She then helped Mary excel in studies. Mary gained confidence and began to fight back against her impediment, eventually going to college, earning an M.D. degree. She chose the family practice of [[pediatrics]] as her medical specialty.
-'''''Ellis A. Cohen'''''produced the multi award-winning movie for '''''CBS Entertainment'''''. The late '''''Clifford Campion''''' wrote the screenplay and '''''Robert Day'''''was the director.
+==Cast==
-In addition to ''''' Kristy McNichol''''' in the starring role, other great actors included '''''David Paymer,''''' '''''Piper Laurie,''''' '''''Rachel Ticotin,'''''and '''''David Faustino.'''''
+*[[Kristy McNichol]] as Mary Groda-Lewis
+*[[David Paymer]] as David Lewis
+*[[Piper Laurie]] as Christine Groda
+*[[Rachel Ticotin]] as Rachel Martin
+*[[Lycia Naff]] as Delia
+*[[Romy Windsor]] as Jeanine
+*[[David Faustino]] as Christopher
+==See also==
-All written materials, including all production stills, regarding  '''''Love,Mary''''' are copyrighted (C) by Hennessey Entertainment, Ltd. along with CBS Entertainment Productions. All rights are reserved. [NOTE: With permission, fan bases can use our materials but are legally forbidden to place our copyright on our property or create words that do not apply to this movie.]
+*[[List of artistic depictions of dyslexia]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
+* [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE5DE1039F93BA35753C1A963948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print TV Reviews: McNichol in 'MARY' on CBS]
-*[http://kristymcnichol.net/lovemary.htm Fan site]
+* {{IMDb title|0089516|Love,Mary}}
-* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE5DE1039F93BA35753C1A963948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print TV REVIEWS: MCNICHOL IN 'MARY' ON CBS]
-{{Cinematic depictions of dyslexia}}
+{{Robert Day}}
-[[Category:Films based on actual events]]
 [[Category:1985 television films]]
-[[Category:American television films]]
+[[Category:1985 films]]
-[[Category:Dyslexia in fiction]]
+[[Category:1985 drama films]]
+[[Category:American films based on actual events]]
+[[Category:Fiction about dyslexia]]
+[[Category:Films directed by Robert Day]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Robert Drasnin]]
+[[Category:CBS films]]
+[[Category:1980s English-language films]]
+[[Category:American drama television films]]
+[[Category:1980s American films]]
+[[Category:English-language drama films]]