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A Private Matter is a 1992 American made-for-television drama film based on the true 1962 story of Sherri Finkbine, a resident of Phoenix, Arizona in the first trimester of her fifth pregnancy. She was the popular hostess of the locally produced children's television show Romper Room.
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Jun 20, 1992 · A Private Matter: Directed by Joan Micklin Silver. With Sissy Spacek, Aidan Quinn, Estelle Parsons, Sheila McCarthy. The story of Sherri Finkbine, a woman who sought a medically recommended abortion and endured a firestorm of public controversy about her decision.
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- Joan Micklin Silver
- 1992-06-20
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A Private Matter. This fact-based film tells the story of Sherri Finkbine (Sissy Spacek), a well-liked television host who causes a public scandal when she decides to get an abortion in...
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- Joan Micklin Silver
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- Sissy Spacek
Jun 20, 1992 · Overview. The true story of Romper Room host "Miss Sherri" Finkbine, who, after the devastating effects of thalidomide were discovered in the early 1960s, sparked a firestorm of controversy with her determination to obtain an abortion. Joan Micklin Silver. Director. William Nicholson. Writer. Full Cast & Crew. Social. Reviews 0. Discussions 0.
Read More. A movie based on the 1962 headline story of a married couple who learn that their unborn child will likely be born with serious birth defects after the wife's accidental use of the drug Thalidomide. Having been refused an abortion in the United States, Finkbine traveled to Stockholm, Sweden, to rece.
