Ebook {Epub PDF} Alex: The Life of a Child by Frank Deford

 · Alex: The Life of a Child: Directed by Robert Markowitz. With Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Gennie James, Danny Corkill. Alexandra Deford, a precious and precocious girl, was just eight years old when she died in following a battle against the debilitating effects of cystic fibrosis, the number-one genetic killer of children/10().  · Alex: The Life of a Child. Frank Deford. Frank Deford, who turns seventy today, is one of my writing heroes. His book, Alex: The Life of a Child, is the most moving memoir I have ever read, probably because my daughter Erin and I feel like Frank’s relationship with his daughter Alex mirrored our own. Alex had her “little Daddy” wrapped around her little finger, and he wouldn’t have had it any Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins.  · Transmitted genetically through both parents, cystic fibrosis is estimated to strike one of every 2, newborns. The victim in this film is Alexandra Miller Deford, who was born Oct. 30, Estimated Reading Time: 5 mins.

Alexandra's death was chronicled in Deford's book, Alex: The Life of a Child. A dramatization of the book aired as an ABC special, starring Gennie James as Alex, Craig T. Nelson as Deford. Alex's father is Frank Deford, a writer for Sports Illustrated magazine. His book about the family ordeal has now been adapted, with Mr. Deford's retaining script-approval rights, by Nigel. Based on true events, 'Alex: The Life of a Child' follows former 'Sports Illustrated' writer Frank Deford and his wife Carole when their happy, all-American family is rocked to the core when their baby daughter Alex is diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. While CF sufferers were almost certainly doomed to an early death in the Seventies, Alex grew.

Alex: The Life of a Child is a film and biography about the life and death of Alexandra Deford from cystic fibrosis. After her death in at the age of eight, her father, Frank Deford, a sportswriter, was inspired to write a memoir about Alex three years later. The book depicts Alex’s determination to make the best of her circumstances and brings awareness to the disease that took her life. Alex Deford was born in and died just 8 years later in She had Cystic Fibrosis. Alex: The Life of a Child is the story of her life as told by her father. When I was 12 or 13 I bought a copy of this book at a yard sale. I read it multiple times. For some reason I really loved the story of Alex. Work Description. Alexandra Deford, a precious and precocious girl, was just eight years old when she died in following a battle against the debilitating effects of cystic fibrosis, the number-one genetic killer of children. Her poignant and uplifting story touched the hearts of millions when it was first published and then made into a memorable television movie.