Celebration Family (1987) is a made for television drama film. It is based on the real story of a married couple, James and Janet Marston, who, after discovering that they are not able to have more children naturally, start to adopt instead. The result was a family of sixteen children, who were often sick, disabled or suffered from behavioural problems.

Celebration Family
GenreDrama
Directed byRobert Day
StarringJames Read
Stephanie Zimbalist
Music byFred Karlin
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersRobert M. Sertner
Frank von Zerneck
CinematographySteven Shaw
Running time91 min.
Production companyVon Zerneck-Samuels Productions
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseMay 24, 1987 (1987-05-24)

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Olivia Burnette was nominated in 1988 for the Young Artist Awards as the Best Young Actress Under Ten Years of Age in Television or Motion Pictures.

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