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Million Dollar Babies
''Million Dollar Babies'' is a 1994 television film based on the fact based novel ''Time of Their Lives—The Dionne Tragedy'' by John Nihmey and Stuart Foxman. It was an American/Canadian co-production by CBS, Cinar (later Wildbrain), and CBC. Plot The poor Dionne family lives in rural Ontario, Canada. The mother, Elzire, collapses and goes into what everyone thinks is premature labor. Even though they have no money her husband, Oliva, races to get a doctor. Early on the morning of May 28, 1934 she gives birth to five daughters, the famous Dionne Quintuplets. The story soon develops into a media frenzy. Radio personality Helena Reid arrives on the scene. Oliva and the other children leave in order to save the quints from infections. After Americans take the lead in providing for the quints, the Ontario government finally starts to provide some assistance. Oliva signs a deal to have the quints displayed at the Chicago World’s Fair, and he is attacked for this by Helena Reid. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nihmey
John Nihmey (September 22, 1951 – December 20, 2013) was an author and founding partner of the communications firm NIVA Inc. He authored a widely syndicated travel feature in the late 1970s, co-authored a book about the Dionne Quintuplets, and authored a book about the death of an Aboriginal peoples in Canada, Aboriginal woman. Nihmey is listed in Who's Who in Canada. He had two children. Early life Nihmey was born in Ottawa and grew up working in his family's diner. His father, Philip Nihmey, died when he was nine, requiring that he and his four brothers help his mother (Lily Monsour: 1914–2003) in the family business. Nihmey graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelor of Arts, Honours in English in 1976. His first writing assignments were covering outdoor festival events in Ottawa for the ''Ottawa Journal''. Hotels of the World In 1976, Nihmey wrote a feature article about the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California for the ''Ottawa Citizen''. The featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |