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The Betty Ford Story is a 1987 television film directed by David Greene and written by Karen Hall. This biographical film was based on the book The Times of My Life written by Chris Chase and Betty Ford. The film originally aired on ABC.
- David Greene
- Arthur B. Rubinstein
- The Times of My Life, by Betty Ford, Chris Chase
2. März 1987 · The Betty Ford Story: Directed by David Greene. With Gena Rowlands, Josef Sommer, Nan Woods, Concetta Tomei. Based on the life of the former first lady, this film depicts the ups and downs of Betty Ford, the wife of President Gerald Ford.
- (125)
- Biography, Drama
- David Greene
- 1987-03-02
Warner Bros. 283K subscribers. Subscribed. 136. 16K views 9 years ago. President Gerald Ford’s wife, Betty, brought her own stamp to the role of First Lady. Outgoing and warm, she became an...
- 3 Min.
- 16,6K
- Warner Bros.
- Who Was Betty Ford?
- Early Life and Education
- Work and First Marriage
- Marriage to Gerald Ford
- First Lady
- Political Will
- Struggle with Addiction and The Betty Ford Center
- Final Years
Betty Ford became the first lady of the United States when her husband, Gerald Ford, assumed the office following President Richard Nixon's resignation. She became well known for her openness as first lady—a trend that continued after the Fords left the White House, when she created the Betty Ford Center for addiction.
Born Elizabeth Anne Bloomer in Chicago, Illinois, on April 8, 1918, Betty Ford was the third child and only daughter of William Bloomer Sr. and Hortense Neahr. Her father worked for the Royal Rubber Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan; her mother was related to a wealthy Grand Rapids furniture manufacturing family. Betty's mother thought social grace...
Hortense Bloomer never completely accepted her daughter's career choice and urged Betty to come home. Finally, after realizing that she would probably not be a premier dancer, Betty returned to Grand Rapids in 1941 to work full-time at Herpolscheimer's department store. After a series of promotions, she became a fashion coordinator for the store. S...
In August 1947, Betty met 34-year-old attorney Gerald Ford, a U.S. Navy lieutenant. Gerald had returned from duty to resume his law practice, and to run for U.S. Congress. The couple dated for a year before Ford proposed in February 1948, and the couple married two weeks before the November election. He picked this date because he was concerned the...
On December 6, 1973, Gerald was appointed Vice President under Richard Nixon, after Vice President Spiro Angew resigned. Then, on August 9, 1974, in an unprecedented move, Nixon resigned from office under pressure from the Watergate scandal. Under United States law, Gerald became the 38th President of the United States and Betty was officially the ...
Weeks after Betty became the first lady, she was diagnosed with malignant breast cancer during a routine exam. Betty underwent a mastectomy, and her openness about her illness raised visibility for a disease that Americans had previously been reluctant to discuss. During her convalescence, she realized the influence and power being the first lady h...
Since the early 1960s, Betty Ford had been taking opioid analgesics for pain from a pinched nerve. Her dependency on these drugs had dissipated during her time in the White House, but after leaving Washington, D.C., her drinking of alcohol increased—as did her use of prescription drugs. In 1978, the Ford family staged an intervention and forced Bet...
In 1987, Betty published a book about her treatment entitled Betty: A Glad Awakening. In 2003, she produced another book,Healing and Hope: Six Women from the Betty Ford Center Share Their Powerful Journeys of Addiction and Recovery. In 1991, she earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George H.W. Bush; then received the Congressional Gold Medal...
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The Betty Ford Story ist ein Film von Regisseur David Greene mit Gena Rowlands, Josef Sommer, Nan Woods. Alle Infos, Inhalt Kritik und Trailer zu The Betty Ford Story jetzt bei kino&co
The Betty Ford Story. Summaries. Based on the life of the former first lady, this film depicts the ups and downs of Betty Ford, the wife of President Gerald Ford.
