Celebration Family

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Celebration Family
GenreDrama
Directed by Robert Day
Starring James Read
Stephanie Zimbalist
Music by Fred Karlin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers Robert M. Sertner
Frank von Zerneck
Cinematography Steven Shaw
Running time91 min.
Production company Von Zerneck-Samuels Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseMay 24, 1987 (1987-05-24)

Celebration Family (1987) is a made for television drama film. It is based on the real story of a married couple, James and Janet Marston, who, after discovering that they are not able to have more children naturally, start to adopt instead. The result was a family of sixteen children, who were often sick, disabled or suffered from behavioural problems.

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