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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

External links

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-| producer       = Ellis A. Cohen
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-| starring       = [[Kristy McNichol]]
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-| music          = [[Robert Drasnin]]
+| music              = [[Robert Drasnin]]
-| cinematography = [[Frank Stanley (cinematographer)|Frank Stanley]]
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-| editor         = Ray Daniels
+| editor             = [[Ray Daniels (film editor)|Ray Daniels]]
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+| runtime            = 90 minutes
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 ==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.
+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.
+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 and crew==
+==Cast==
+*[[Kristy McNichol]] as Mary Groda-Lewis
-*Ellis A. Cohen - producer
+*[[David Paymer]] as David Lewis
-*Clifford Campion - screenplay
+*[[Piper Laurie]] as Christine Groda
-*Robert Day - director
+*[[Rachel Ticotin]] as Rachel Martin
-*Kristy McNichol
-*[[David Paymer]]
+*[[Lycia Naff]] as Delia
-*[[Piper Laurie]]
+*[[Romy Windsor]] as Jeanine
+*[[David Faustino]] as Christopher
-*[[Rachel Ticotin]]
-*[[David Faustino]]
 ==See also==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE5DE1039F93BA35753C1A963948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print TV Reviews: McNichol in 'MARY' on CBS]
+* [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE5DE1039F93BA35753C1A963948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=print TV Reviews: McNichol in 'MARY' on CBS]
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 {{Robert Day}}
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 [[Category:1985 television films]]
-[[Category:1980s drama films]]
+[[Category:1985 films]]
-[[Category:American television films]]
+[[Category:1985 drama films]]
-[[Category:American films]]
+[[Category:American films based on actual events]]
-[[Category:American drama films]]
+[[Category:Fiction about dyslexia]]
-[[Category:Films based on actual events]]
-[[Category:Dyslexia in fiction]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Robert Day]]
-[[Category:CBS network films]]
+[[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]]