Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story is an American biographical drama television film directed by Peter Levin. The film premiered on Lifetime on April 7, 2003, and received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for Thora Birch.
Plot
Liz Murray is one of two daughters of an extremely dysfunctional Bronx family. Her father watches Jeopardy! and knows all the questions. Their bathtub does not drain so she has to shower while standing on an overturned bucket, to stay out of the fetid water.
More details
contentLocation | New York City |
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director | Peter Levin |
events | homelessness |
genre | drama |
keywords | abuse aid amaze bronx drug addict harvard university jeopardy! liz murray new york times schizophrenic than the the new york times young girl |
musicBy | Louis Febre |
publisher | Lifetime The Harvard Crimson |
theme | biographical drama high school |