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Dec 23, 2021 · Denzel Washington's 'A Journal for Jordan' tells the real-life love story of former New York Times reporter Dana Canedy and the late First Sergeant Charles Monroe King. Here's how the director...
Dec 8, 2021 · The A Journal for Jordan true story reveals that Charles first met Dana at her family's old home in Radcliff, which is not far from Fort Knox, Kentucky. He stopped by to deliver a piece of artwork he created for her father.
Dec 28, 2021 · It was nearly 15 years ago when A Journal for Jordan producer Todd Black first read Dana Canedy’s memoir of love, loss and family on which the film is based.
Dec 25, 2021 · With Michael B. Jordan, Chanté Adams, Jalon Christian, Robert Wisdom. 1st Sgt. Charles Monroe King, before he is killed in action in Baghdad, authors a journal for his son intended to tell him how to live a decent life despite growing up without a father.
Based on a true story, while 1st Sergeant Charles Monroe King is deployed in Iraq, he keeps a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Sharing this journal with her son, his fiancée, Dana Canedy reflects on her unlikely yet powerful romantic relationship with King.
Dec 22, 2021 · An author wrote about the loss of her fiancé and father of her son. When Denzel Washington stepped in to film that story, the memories flooded back.
Dec 19, 2021 · In 2008, Dana Canedy turned her New York Times article into a memoir, A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor. In it, she shares passages from the journal that King wrote for his...
Feb 9, 2022 · In this episode, Canedy talks about her love story with Army First Sgt. Charles Monroe King, who was killed in Iraq, and the journal he left behind for their infant son that inspired the...
Dec 16, 2021 · A Journal For Jordan is an adaptation of Dana Canedy’s 2009 memoir of the same name about her late fiancé, First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, who is the father to her son, Jordan. The...
Directed by Denzel Washington and starring Michael B. Jordan with a screenplay by Virgil Williams, A JOURNAL FOR JORDAN is based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King (Jordan), a soldier deployed to Iraq who begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son.
