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My Name Is Bill W. (1989)
Based on the true story of Bill W. (James Woods), a successful stock broker whose life falls apart after the stock crash of the 20's and how he comes to grips with his alcoholism. Along with a fellow alcoholic (James Garner) he forms a support group that would eventually become Alcoholics Anonymous.Based on the true story of Bill W. (James Woods), a successful stock broker whose life falls apart after... (source: imdb.com)
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Bill Wilson -
Lois 'Lo' Wilson -
Dr. Robert 'Dr. Bob' Holbrook Smith -
Ebby, Bill's best friend -
Frank Shaw from Rice & Co. -
Dr. Jeremy Partlin, Administrator of Elmwood Sanitarium
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My Name Is Bill W. is a 1989 CBS Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie directed by Daniel Petrie, starring James Woods and James Garner. William G. Borchert, who wrote the film for television, based it on the true story of William Griffith Wilson and Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith, M.D.(the men respectively called "Bill W." and "Dr. Bob"), the co-founders of Alcoholics Anonymous. James Woods won an Emmy for his imposture of Wilson.
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