THE TRANSFORMATION OF AN ORPHAN

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From: The Boston Globe
Date: 19891210
Author:Bruce McCabe, Globe Staff

'The Secret Garden," Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic English story about an orphan girl and her secret magical garden, will be reprised Saturday at 8 p.m. on Channels 6 and 7 as a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation.

The story tells of the transformation of an unhappy and lonely little orphan, Mary Lennox, into a person of compassion who learns to care for those around her.

The drama, filmed at England's historic Highclere Castle, features a cast of young Americans and some stellar British actors.

Twelve-year old Gennie James (who played Sally Fields' daughter in "Places in the ...

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