Mary White

Nov 18, 1977

1h 42m

★ 5.0

Overview

The true story of the relationship between famed author William Allen White and his teenaged daughter Mary, who died in a horseback-riding accident at age 16, and the powerful effect the tragedy had on the life of her father.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

Family

Production Companies

Radnitz/Mattel Productions

Mary White Trailers

Cast

William Allen White

Ed Flanders

Sallie White

Fionnula Flanagan

Marie White

Kathleen Beller

William L. White

Tim Matheson

Sir James Barrie

Donald Moffat

Jane Addams

Diana Dill

Selina

Kaki Hunter

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