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Those She Left Behind is a american film of genre Drama directed by Waris Hussein released in USA on 6 march 1989 with Gary Cole
Those She Left Behind (1989)
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Add to a movie listThose She Left Behind is a 1989 made-for-TV movie about a father forced to raise his newborn daughter alone after the unexpected death of his wife in childbirth. The movie was inspired by the sitcom Full House and enjoyed some of the sitcom's success due to some shared themes as well as similar casting. Co-star Colleen Dewhurst won a 1989 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress - Miniseries or a Movie.
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The movie stars Gary Cole as Scott Grimes, a man who owns a rising realty business. His wife Sue, played by Mary Page Keller, is pregnant with their first child. So it would seem Scott has everything a man could ever want.Actors
Gary Cole
(Scott Grimes)
Joanna Kerns
(Diane Pappas)
Mary Page Keller
(Sue Grimes)
George Coe
(Bill Page)
Maryedith Burrell
(Ann Hobson)
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