The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle (1983), is an ABC Afterschool Special starring Cloris Leachman, M. Emmet Walsh, Leif Green and Rosemary Murphy.

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
GenreAdventure
Comedy
Drama
Family
Written byArthur Heinemann
Directed bySharron Miller
StarringCloris Leachman
M. Emmet Walsh
Leif Green
Rosemary Murphy
Music byGlenn Paxton
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerDick Clark
ProducersJoanne Curley-Kerner
Preston Fischer
Sharron Miller
Production locationsSherman Oaks, Los Angeles
CinematographyPaul Lohmann
EditorsArthur Schneider
Sharron Miller
Running time45 min.
Production companyDick Clark Productions
DistributorABC
Release
Original networkABC
Picture formatColor
Audio formatMono
Original releaseFebruary 9, 1983 (1983-02-09)

Dick Clark was the executive producer under the auspices of his company, Dick Clark Productions. It was produced by Preston Fischer, Sharron Miller, and Joanne Curley-Kerner, and was directed by Sharron Miller and written by Arthur Heinemann. It tells the extraordinary true story of Leslie Lemke, a blind, cognitively impaired boy with cerebral palsy who was raised from infancy by a foster mother who stubbornly refused to let him die. Because of her love and dedication, he not only survived but was discovered to be a musical savant.

The New York Times called it one of the most famous of all Afterschool specials.

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