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Alex: The Life of a Child is a biography and film about the life and death of Alexandra Deford from cystic fibrosis. After her death in 1980 at the age of eight, her father, Frank Deford, a sportswriter, was inspired to write a memoir about Alex three years later. The book depicts Alex's determination to make the best of her circumstances and ...
With Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Gennie James, Danny Corkill. Alexandra Deford, a precious and precocious girl, was just eight years old when she died in 1980 following a battle against the debilitating effects of cystic fibrosis, the number-one genetic killer of children.
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- Robert Markowitz
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- Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Gennie James
Apr 20, 1986 · His Daughter's Legacy: 'Alex: The Life of a Child' By Patricia Brennan. April 19, 1986 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Alexandra Deford was 9 years old when she went home from the hospital for the...
Alex: The Life of a Child. Summaries. Alexandra Deford, a precious and precocious girl, was just eight years old when she died in 1980 following a battle against the debilitating effects of cystic fibrosis, the number-one genetic killer of children.
Based on sportswriter Frank Deford's (Craig T. Nelson) book about his 8-year-old daughter (Gennie James) dying with grace of cystic fibrosis.
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- Robert Markowitz
- Drama
- Craig T. Nelson
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Jan 1, 2001 · Alex: The Life of a Child. Frank Deford. 4.41. 1,741 ratings200 reviews. Alexandra Deford, a precious and precocious girl, was just eight years old when she died in 1980 following a battle against the debilitating effects of cystic fibrosis, the number-one genetic killer of children.
Apr 23, 1986 · Transmitted genetically through both parents, cystic fibrosis is estimated to strike one of every 2,000 newborns. The victim in this film is Alexandra Miller Deford, who was born Oct. 30, 1971 ...
