Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story premiered April 7, 2003, on the Lifetime network. Genre: Drama, Television. 2014-9-23 风雨哈佛路 Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story剧情: 丽兹（索拉伯奇 Thora Birch饰）出生在美国的贫民窟里，从小就开始承受着家庭的千疮百孔，.
Murray in 2013 | |
| Born | September 23, 1980 (age 39) |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Humanities Preparatory Academy Harvard University State University of New York at Purchase |
| Occupation | Teacher, motivational speaker |
Elizabeth Murray (born September 23, 1980) is an American inspirational speaker who is notable for having been accepted by Harvard University despite being homeless in her high school years.
Early Life[edit]
She was born in the Bronx, New York, on September 23, 1980, to poor and drug-addicted parents, both of whom would later contract HIV. She became homeless just after she turned 15, when her mother died of AIDS in 1996, and her father moved to a homeless shelter. Despite her late high school start and lack of a stable home, Murray began attending the Humanities Preparatory Academy in Chelsea, Manhattan, graduating in two years. She was awarded a New York Times scholarship for needy students and was accepted into Harvard University, matriculating in the fall semester of 2000. Her older sister Lisa graduated from Purchase College in New York State and is a school teacher for children with autism.[1]After leaving Harvard in 2003 to care for her ailing father, Liz Murray returned to the university in 2006 and graduated in June 2009. As of August 2009, she began taking graduate courses at Harvard Summer School with plans to earn a doctorate in clinical psychology and become a counselor.[2]
She is the founder and director of Manifest Living and a motivational speaker. A made-for-TV film about Murray's life Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story, was released in 2003.Liz Murray's New York Times (US) and Sunday Times (UK) bestselling memoir 'Breaking Night' was released in September 2010.
On May 19, 2013, she was awarded an honorary doctorate of public service and gave the commencement address at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts.
References[edit]
- ^Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness. B. Ward, 2000.
- ^Meg Hagertymhagerty@poststar.com (2009-08-03). ''Homeless to Harvard' subject to speak at local benefit'. Poststar.com. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
Bibliography[edit]
- Breaking Night: A Memoir, Hyperion Books, 2010 (ISBN0-7868-6891-0).
Further reading[edit]
- Lucy Ash, 'From Homeless to Harvard', BBC World Service, February 8, 2011.
- Meg Hagerty, 'Homeless to Harvard' subject to speak at local benefit, PostStar.com (Glens Falls, NY), August 3, 2009.
- Ron Sanders, Homeless To Harvard Story Inspires Worcester Tech, WBZ (Boston, MA CBS Affiliate), March 19, 2009.
- Kathleen McFadden, Liz Murray Encourages High Country Women To Pay It Forward, High Country Press (Boone, NC), June 12, 2008.
- Leah Beth Ward, Advocates Hear Story of a Life Turned Around, Yakima Herald-Republic, May 8, 2008.
- Nancy Arcayna, Her story tells of triumph over greatest odds, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, March 28, 2006.
- Liz Murray On Movie About Her Life, Plans For Future, interview with Gabe Pressman, WNBC, April 13, 2003.
- Emily Eakin, TELEVISION REVIEW; A Girl on the Street Finds a Path to the Ivy League, The New York Times, April 7, 2003.
- Al Siebert, From Homeless to Harvard - Liz Murray's Story, THRIVEnet Story of the Month, June 2000.
- 'Liz's Story', New York Times Upfront, January 31, 2000..
External links[edit]
- Liz Murray on IMDb
- homelesstoharvard.com - official website
- Perseverance, a short film produced by Anson Schloat and John G. Young, 2006.
| Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Ronni Kern |
| Directed by | Peter Levin |
| Starring | Thora Birch Michael Riley Robert Bockstael Makyla Smith Kelly Lynch |
| Theme music composer | Louis Febre |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Michael Mahoney |
| Editor(s) | Anita Brandt-Burgoyne |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Lifetime Television |
| Original release | April 7, 2003 |
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story is an American TV film directed by Peter Levin. First released on April 7, 2003 in the United States, it received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including one for Outstanding Made for Television Movie and one for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.
Synopsis[edit]
Thora Birch stars as Liz Murray, one of two daughters of an extremely dysfunctional Bronx family. Her father watches Jeopardy! and knows all the answers. Their bathtub doesn't drain so she has to shower while standing on an overturned bucket, to stay out of the fetid water. As a young girl, Murray lives with her sister, their drug-addicted, schizophrenic mother and their father, also a drug addict who is intelligent, but has AIDS, lacks social skills, and is not conscientious. She is removed from the home and put into the care system as her father cannot take care of her. At 15 she moves in with her mother, sister and grandfather who sexually abused her mother and her aunt. After a run-in with her grandfather, she runs away with a girl from school who is being abused at home. After her mother Jean Murray dies of AIDS, which she got from sharing needles during her drug abuse, she gets a 'slap in the face' by her mother's death and begins her work to finish high school, which she amazingly completed in two years, rather than the usual four. Are granddaddy long legs poisonous. She becomes a star student and earns a scholarship to Harvard University through an essay contest sponsored by The New York Times.
Cast[edit]
- Thora Birch - Elizabeth 'Liz' Murray
- Michael Riley - Peter Finnerty
- Robert Bockstael -
- Makyla Smith - Chris
- Kelly Lynch - Jean Murray
- Jennifer Pisana - Young Liz Murray
- Aron Tager - Pops
- Ellen Page - Young Lisa
- Marla McLean - Lisa
- Marguerite McNeil - Eva
- Amber Godfrey - Dawn
- Seamus Morrison - Bobby
- John Fulton - Old Irish Cop
- Rejean Cournoyer - Young Irish Cop
- Mauralea Austin - Miss Wanda
- Cecil Wright - Mr. Maki
Reception[edit]
Awards and nominations[edit]
- 2003 Emmy Awards
- Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie — Thora Birch
- Nominated: Outstanding Made for Television Movie
- Nominated: Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special — Anita Brandt-Burgoyne
- 2003 Casting Society of America (Artios)
- Nominated - Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week — Susan Edelman
- 2004 American Cinema Editors (Eddies)
- Won - Best Edited Miniseries or Movie for Commercial Television — Anita Brandt-Burgoyne
External links[edit]
- Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story on IMDb
- Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story at Hollywood.com
- Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story at Starpulse.com
- Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story movie review & synopsis at Fandango.com
- Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story at Mylifetime.com
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Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story premiered April 7, 2003, on the Lifetime network. Genre: Drama, Television. 2014-9-23 风雨哈佛路 Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story剧情: 丽兹（索拉伯奇 Thora Birch饰）出生在美国的贫民窟里，从小就开始承受着家庭的千疮百孔，.
Murray in 2013 | |
| Born | September 23, 1980 (age 39) |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Humanities Preparatory Academy Harvard University State University of New York at Purchase |
| Occupation | Teacher, motivational speaker |
Elizabeth Murray (born September 23, 1980) is an American inspirational speaker who is notable for having been accepted by Harvard University despite being homeless in her high school years.
Early Life[edit]
She was born in the Bronx, New York, on September 23, 1980, to poor and drug-addicted parents, both of whom would later contract HIV. She became homeless just after she turned 15, when her mother died of AIDS in 1996, and her father moved to a homeless shelter. Despite her late high school start and lack of a stable home, Murray began attending the Humanities Preparatory Academy in Chelsea, Manhattan, graduating in two years. She was awarded a New York Times scholarship for needy students and was accepted into Harvard University, matriculating in the fall semester of 2000. Her older sister Lisa graduated from Purchase College in New York State and is a school teacher for children with autism.[1]After leaving Harvard in 2003 to care for her ailing father, Liz Murray returned to the university in 2006 and graduated in June 2009. As of August 2009, she began taking graduate courses at Harvard Summer School with plans to earn a doctorate in clinical psychology and become a counselor.[2]
She is the founder and director of Manifest Living and a motivational speaker. A made-for-TV film about Murray's life Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story, was released in 2003.Liz Murray's New York Times (US) and Sunday Times (UK) bestselling memoir 'Breaking Night' was released in September 2010.
On May 19, 2013, she was awarded an honorary doctorate of public service and gave the commencement address at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts.
References[edit]
- ^Breaking Night: A Memoir of Forgiveness. B. Ward, 2000.
- ^Meg Hagertymhagerty@poststar.com (2009-08-03). ''Homeless to Harvard' subject to speak at local benefit'. Poststar.com. Retrieved 2010-10-18.
Bibliography[edit]
- Breaking Night: A Memoir, Hyperion Books, 2010 (ISBN0-7868-6891-0).
Further reading[edit]
- Lucy Ash, 'From Homeless to Harvard', BBC World Service, February 8, 2011.
- Meg Hagerty, 'Homeless to Harvard' subject to speak at local benefit, PostStar.com (Glens Falls, NY), August 3, 2009.
- Ron Sanders, Homeless To Harvard Story Inspires Worcester Tech, WBZ (Boston, MA CBS Affiliate), March 19, 2009.
- Kathleen McFadden, Liz Murray Encourages High Country Women To Pay It Forward, High Country Press (Boone, NC), June 12, 2008.
- Leah Beth Ward, Advocates Hear Story of a Life Turned Around, Yakima Herald-Republic, May 8, 2008.
- Nancy Arcayna, Her story tells of triumph over greatest odds, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, March 28, 2006.
- Liz Murray On Movie About Her Life, Plans For Future, interview with Gabe Pressman, WNBC, April 13, 2003.
- Emily Eakin, TELEVISION REVIEW; A Girl on the Street Finds a Path to the Ivy League, The New York Times, April 7, 2003.
- Al Siebert, From Homeless to Harvard - Liz Murray's Story, THRIVEnet Story of the Month, June 2000.
- 'Liz's Story', New York Times Upfront, January 31, 2000..
External links[edit]
- Liz Murray on IMDb
- homelesstoharvard.com - official website
- Perseverance, a short film produced by Anson Schloat and John G. Young, 2006.
| Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Ronni Kern |
| Directed by | Peter Levin |
| Starring | Thora Birch Michael Riley Robert Bockstael Makyla Smith Kelly Lynch |
| Theme music composer | Louis Febre |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Michael Mahoney |
| Editor(s) | Anita Brandt-Burgoyne |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Lifetime Television |
| Original release | April 7, 2003 |
Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story is an American TV film directed by Peter Levin. First released on April 7, 2003 in the United States, it received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including one for Outstanding Made for Television Movie and one for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.
Synopsis[edit]
Thora Birch stars as Liz Murray, one of two daughters of an extremely dysfunctional Bronx family. Her father watches Jeopardy! and knows all the answers. Their bathtub doesn't drain so she has to shower while standing on an overturned bucket, to stay out of the fetid water. As a young girl, Murray lives with her sister, their drug-addicted, schizophrenic mother and their father, also a drug addict who is intelligent, but has AIDS, lacks social skills, and is not conscientious. She is removed from the home and put into the care system as her father cannot take care of her. At 15 she moves in with her mother, sister and grandfather who sexually abused her mother and her aunt. After a run-in with her grandfather, she runs away with a girl from school who is being abused at home. After her mother Jean Murray dies of AIDS, which she got from sharing needles during her drug abuse, she gets a 'slap in the face' by her mother's death and begins her work to finish high school, which she amazingly completed in two years, rather than the usual four. Are granddaddy long legs poisonous. She becomes a star student and earns a scholarship to Harvard University through an essay contest sponsored by The New York Times.
Cast[edit]
- Thora Birch - Elizabeth 'Liz' Murray
- Michael Riley - Peter Finnerty
- Robert Bockstael -
- Makyla Smith - Chris
- Kelly Lynch - Jean Murray
- Jennifer Pisana - Young Liz Murray
- Aron Tager - Pops
- Ellen Page - Young Lisa
- Marla McLean - Lisa
- Marguerite McNeil - Eva
- Amber Godfrey - Dawn
- Seamus Morrison - Bobby
- John Fulton - Old Irish Cop
- Rejean Cournoyer - Young Irish Cop
- Mauralea Austin - Miss Wanda
- Cecil Wright - Mr. Maki
Reception[edit]
Awards and nominations[edit]
- 2003 Emmy Awards
- Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie — Thora Birch
- Nominated: Outstanding Made for Television Movie
- Nominated: Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special — Anita Brandt-Burgoyne
- 2003 Casting Society of America (Artios)
- Nominated - Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week — Susan Edelman
- 2004 American Cinema Editors (Eddies)
- Won - Best Edited Miniseries or Movie for Commercial Television — Anita Brandt-Burgoyne
External links[edit]
- Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story on IMDb
- Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story at Hollywood.com
- Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story at Starpulse.com
- Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story movie review & synopsis at Fandango.com
- Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story at Mylifetime.com