| Mary White | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | biographical material by William Allen White |
| Teleplay by | Caryl Ledner |
| Directed by | Jud Taylor |
| Starring | Ed Flanders Fionnula Flanagan Kathleen Beller |
| Music by | Leonard Rosenman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Terence Nelson Robert B. Radnitz |
| Cinematography | Bill Butler |
| Editor | Fred A. Chulack |
| Running time | 102 minutes |
| Production company | Radnitz/Mattel Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | November 18, 1977 |
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Mary White is a 1977 made-for-TV period biographical movie directed by Jud Taylor about American newspaper editor and author William Allen White (played by Ed Flanders) and his teenage daughter Mary (played by Kathleen Beller), who died at age 16 in a horseback riding accident. The film is based on the true story of White's daughter Mary Katherine, who died in 1921 and was the subject of a well-known eulogy written by her father.[1]
Caryl Ledner won the Emmy Award for Best Teleplay, Movie-For-Television, in the 1977-78 season. The film often appeared on television in the 1980s, and is now on DVD.