The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

"The Woman Who Willed a Miracle" is a 1983 episode of the American television anthology series ABC Afterschool Special, starring Cloris Leachman, M. Emmet Walsh, Leif Green and Rosemary Murphy.

"The Woman Who Willed a Miracle"
ABC Afterschool Special episode
Episode no.Season 11
Episode 5
Directed bySharron Miller
Written byArthur Heinemann
Produced byPreston Fischer
Sharron Miller
Joanne Curley-Kerner
Original air dateFebruary 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.[1]

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

Awards

References
  1. O'Connor, John J. (1983-02-09). "TV: Cloris Leachman in 'Miracle'". The New York Times. p. C-30. Archived from the original on 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  2. "The Woman Who Willed a Miracle". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  3. "Awards / History / 1983". www.dga.org. Retrieved 2023-05-12.


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