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A Woman of Independent Means
Miniseries
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Bess Steed marries her childhood sweetheart in the early 1900s and begins a life of high society in Dallas, Texas. Her husband dies of the flu and things don't go as she expects.
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Part I
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Based on author, Elizabeth Forsythe Haily's novel about a turn-of-the-century woman who refuses to be ruled by society. After marrying her childhood sweetheart, Bess Alcott begins a life in the high society of Dallas, Texas. However, as time goes by, things don't end up turning out the way she expects, and Bess is left to face not only many personal triumphs, but losses as well.
Part II
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After her husband dies of influenza, Bess finds that she must pick up and carry along with her life. She moves into a modest Dallas house with her family, and ends up working to save her late husband's company from bankruptcy. When the company is saved by a loan from Arthur Fineman, she turns down his proposal but is shocked when he ends up proposing to her best friend, Bess.
Part III
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Following the tragedy of losing her eldest son and feeling frustrated with her marriage, Bess accompanies her children on a Queen Mary cruise, where she experiences romance with an older man. Upon her return, she finds out that her husband has hired a private detective to follow her. After her father's death, and Sam tried to reconcile.
Cast of Miniseries
Sally Field
Bess Alcott Steed Garner
Sheila McCarthy
Totsie
Ann Hearn
Lydia
Pam Dougherty
Second Jessamine Sister
Jessica Drake
Pregnant Woman
Andrea Roth
Eleanor, as an adult
Andrew Lowery
Drew, as an adult
Brenda Fricker
Mother Steed
Lawrence Monoson
Walter Burton
Charles Durning
Andrew Alcott
Tony Goldwyn
Robert Steed
Ron Silver
Arthur
Jack Thompson
Sam Garner
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