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Alex: The Life of a Child

Alex: The Life of a Child

Description: 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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Director: Robert Markowitz
Music Composed By: J. A. C. Redford
Genre: Drama
Nominations: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Screenplay: Nigel McKeand, Carol Evan McKeand
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