Homeless to Harvard. Why I wore lipstick. Ambulance girl. We were the Mulvaneys.
Notes:
Title from container. Homeless to Harvard: originally released as a Lifetime original movie motion picture in 1999. Why I wore lipstick to my mastectomy: originally released as a television motion picture in 2006. Ambulance girl: originally released as a television motion picture in 2005. We were the Mulvaneys: originally released as a television motion picture in 2002. We were the Mulvaneys: Based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates. Why I work lipstick: Based on the book by Geralyn Lucas. Homeless to Harvard: Thora Birch, Michael Riley, Robert Bockstael, Makyla Smith, Kelly Lynch, Aron Tager. Ambulance girl: Kathy Bates, Robin Thomas. Why I wore lipstick: Sarah Chalke, Jay Harrington, Patti LaBelle, Lally Cadeau, Harvey Atkin, Robin Brûlé, Mayko Nguyen, Julie Khaner, Ron Lea. We were the Mulvaneys: Beau Bridges, Blythe Danner, Tammy Blanchard, Thomas Guiry, Jacob Pitts, Mark Famigliette, Shawn Roberts, Colin Ferguson, Leigh Enns.
Contents:
Disc 1. Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray story ; Why I wore lipstick to my mastectomy -- disc 2. Ambulance girl ; We were the Mulvaneys.
Summary:
Homeless to Harvard: Liz Murray was raised in poverty by drug-addicted parents. Though they loved her, they were unable to care for her and Liz ended up living on the streets by the age of 15. Profoundly affected by her mother's AIDS-related death, Liz forced herself to look at her future and make some significant changes. Her prospects were dismal, yet she turned her life around by going back to high school. While still homeless, Liz earned her diploma in two years. She went on to win a New York Times scholarship for needy students, which enabled her to attend Harvard University. Why I wore lipstick: Tells the story of a 27-year-old self-proclaimed 'gloss girl' diagnosed with breast cancer, whose long-lasting matte red lipstick she applies before her mastectomy surgery becomes the metaphor for her transition to the confident woman she always wanted to be. Ambulance girl: Celebrity food writer, Jane Stern is beset with phobias about everything. Despite her self-doubt she volunteers as an emergency medical technician. Her courageous adventures convince Jane that by helping others, she helps herself. We were the Mulvaneys: Based on the true story of the Mulvaney family. A hardworking father, a loving mother, three fine sons and a bright, pretty daughter. They are confident in their love for each other and of their position in the community of Mt. Ephraim. But then something happens on Valentine's Day 1976: an incident that is hushed up in the town and never spoken of again in the Mulvaney home.
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