"A Will of Their Own" (1998) TV mini-series 1998-

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

18 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A two-part epic that "chronicles women's lives in the 20th century".

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series | Based On Novel

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

David New	...	Martin (2 episodes, 1998)
Karin Anglin	...	Isobel (2 episodes, 1998)
Thomas Green V	...	Freddy (2 episodes, 1998)
Colin Lane	...	Edward Steichen (2 episodes, 1998)
Todd Kennedy Mattson	...	Photographer / ... (2 episodes, 1998)

Series Directed by
Karen Arthur		(1 episode, 1998)

Series Writing credits
Susan Nanus		(2 episodes, 1998)
Susan Richards Shreve		(2 episodes, 1998)
Lynn Roth		(2 episodes, 1998)

Series Produced by
Elliot Friedgen	....	producer (1 episode, 1998)
Susan Nanus	....	producer (1 episode, 1998)
Lynn Roth	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1998)
David L. Wolper	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1998)
Mark Wolper	....	executive producer (1 episode, 1998)

Series Original Music by
David Michael Frank		(1 episode, 1998)

Series Cinematography by
Tom Neuwirth		(1 episode, 1998)

Series Film Editing by
Tina Hirsch		(1 episode, 1998)

Series Casting by
Jane Alderman		(unknown episodes)
Olivia Harris		(unknown episodes)
Carrie Houk		(unknown episodes)
Phyllis Huffman		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Rodger Maus		(1 episode, 1998)

Series Art Direction by
Thomas Fichter		(2 episodes, 1998)

Series Set Decoration by
Natalie Pope		(2 episodes, 1998)

Series Costume Design by
Judy Truchan		(1 episode, 1998)

Series Makeup Department
Melanie Levitt	....	key makeup artist (2 episodes, 1998)
Mona Orr	....	key hair stylist (2 episodes, 1998)
Lisa Brockman-Kalz	....	assistant makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Selina Jayne	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Theresa Miller	....	assistant hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Michael Attanasio	....	unit production manager (2 episodes, 1998)
Maile Berger	....	post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Donald P.H. Eaton	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 1998)
Lynn Wegenka	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 1998)

Series Art Department
Bradly E. Breitbarth	....	prop master (2 episodes, 1998)
Nina Saxon	....	main title design (2 episodes, 1998)
Brent Jaimes	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)
Wayne Springfield	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jack Thomas	....	lead scenic (unknown episodes)
Jim Tudor	....	set dresser (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Rick Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer (2 episodes, 1998)
Robert J. Anderson Jr.	....	production sound mixer (2 episodes, 1998)
Rick Hart	....	sound re-recording mixer (2 episodes, 1998)
Richard D. Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer (2 episodes, 1998)
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist (unknown episodes, 1998)
Beau Biggart	....	adr mixer (unknown episodes)
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Mark DeSimone	....	adr engineer (unknown episodes)
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Ray Bivins	....	special effects coordinator (2 episodes, 1998)

Series Stunts
Russell Towery	....	stunt coordinator (2 episodes, 1998)
James Fierro	....	stunts (unknown episodes, 1998)
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunts (unknown episodes, 1998)
Mark Harper	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Tom Lowell	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Linda Perlin	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Terry Hall	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 1998)
Chris Leidholdt	....	key grip (2 episodes, 1998)
Brian Gunter	....	second assistant camera (unknown episodes, 1998)
Kenny S. Christiansen	....	rigging gaffer (unknown episodes)
Eric Fletcher	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Marty Hechinger	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Glen Holland	....	best boy electric (unknown episodes)
Michael Kelly	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Shawn Klein	....	grip (unknown episodes)
Danny McCallum	....	set electrician (unknown episodes)
Dave Rutherford	....	grip (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Jane Alderman	....	casting director: Chicago (2 episodes, 1998)
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting (2 episodes, 1998)
Olivia Harris	....	casting director: Los Angeles/New York (2 episodes, 1998)
Carrie Houk	....	casting director: St. Louis (2 episodes, 1998)
Phyllis Huffman	....	casting director: Los Angeles/New York (2 episodes, 1998)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dorothy Baca	....	costumer (2 episodes, 1998)

Series Editorial Department
Timothy Joyce	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1998)
Blake McCormick	....	executive in charge of post-production (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Lisa A. Arpino	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1998)

Series Other crew
Dianne Ketchum Friedgen	....	location manager (2 episodes, 1998)
Sean Takaha	....	post production co-ordinator (unknown episodes, 1998)
Robyn Haddad	....	assistant to producer (unknown episodes)
Olivia Harris	....	asting director: Los Angeles/New York (unknown episodes)
Daniel V. Kinkade	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Emily Koonse	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Kerry Luster	....	key set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Lynnet Price	....	assistant production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Marvin Schroeder	....	re-enactor coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jonathan A. Stein	....	assistant to producers (unknown episodes)
Heidi Sturdevant	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Lakeside Productions
• Warner Bros. Television
• Wolper Organization

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1998) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• True Entertainment (????) (UK) (TV)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

300 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Belleville, Illinois, USA

Company:

Lakeside Productions

Trivia:

Kellie Martin was originally cast to play Susan Peterson. She had to drop out due to a family emergency. She was replaced by Charlotte Ross.

Poor plot, historical inaccuracies

This film has a hackneyed plot with only adequate acting. The historical inaccuracies with which it was filled, irritated me immensely. They show a radio broadcast being listened to (before radio stations, as such, existed) on a radio available only in the 1930's. First sequence showed crossing the Atlantic in 1895 on a sailing ship when these were obsolete. Referred to Greta Garbo in the '20's before she became a star in America. Showed travel in Wisconsin in 1914 in a stage coach! Young screen writers (or maybe authors) need to research history more thoroughly before putting their films on the air to be viewed by people who know more about these things than they do!