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What happened later?

posted 16 years ago by xx_Frenchyyy
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Does anyone know what happened to the real Theresa Johnson later in life? I know it was a true story so...

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[–] podelings 16 years ago

No. No one does. but her daughter was adopted and speaks out against poverty. At leats, that's what we learned in religion class... lol, go T~O!

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[–] fiatlux-1 13 years ago

Do you know anyplace I could read about what the daughter spoke of, like an article or something? A television special?

"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus."
"Didn't he discover America?"
"Penfold, shush."

[–] ascferme 14 years ago

Someone just told me she died but I don't know if that's true.

[–] WhiteHeron 11 years ago

This story is fiction, guys.

[–] fiatlux-1 11 years ago

The film says it was based on a true story.
That can mean anything, granted. It could be just a mother who worked to survive on the streets with her daughter, and a writer took the story & spun a tale about that.
I wondered if there was really a 'Theresa' and 'Hillary'.
Lots of films are true. Look at "Gracie's Choice" and "Homeless to Harvard".

"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus."
"Didn't he discover America?"
"Penfold, shush."

[–] WhiteHeron 11 years ago

The film never said that, at least the version I watched didn't. Google results say it's a work of fiction, as does Wikipedia. I seriously doubt it's a true story. For one reason, severing parental rights isn't an easy process at all. Simply abandoning a child wouldn't sever them. A judge has to do that and on instance of abandonment wouldn't convince him or her to do so. For another reason, a person who grew up in a poor family wouldn't have been so naive about the ways of poverty (being surprised by and unable to deal with rats or taking on the landlord in such a foolish way) as this woman was portrayed.

Check out this link where it's described as a "drama".

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/20045/God-Bless-the-Child/overview

[–] fiatlux-1 11 years ago

My DVD says 'Based on a True Story", at the beginning.

But as I've mentioned, that doesn't necessarily mean that 'this' story is true in how it was portrayed.
Most true stories are loosely based on the story we end up seeing. Most is dramatic additions.

"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus."
"Didn't he discover America?"
"Penfold, shush."

[–] WhiteHeron 11 years ago

I think The New York Times is a more credible source than a DVD box, which is advertising, after all. Most elements of the movie are far fetched.

[–] fiatlux-1 11 years ago

Actually, The New York Times is a leftist nonsense paper now but that's another matter.
Like I've mentioned several times, it may not be a true story in the sense we think.
The writers could have heard of a woman who was homeless, with a child, and lost her...and thus wrote a movie script.

"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus."
"Didn't he discover America?"
"Penfold, shush."

[–] WhiteHeron 11 years ago

What you just described would be fiction. Believe it's true, though if you want.

[–] fiatlux-1 11 years ago

Of course it could be fiction. I don't know. I wonder if anyone here would know.

I almost hope it is fiction, as its such a heartbreaking tale.

"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus."
"Didn't he discover America?"
"Penfold, shush."

[–] Rajesh_pimp06 8 years ago

If this was indeed based on a true story there would be information about the real people online and there isn't so highly unlikely.

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