존덴버의 Take me home Country road라는 노래를 들으면 영화가 생각난다는 엄마 말씀을 듣고 찾아보게되었다.
검색의 결과는 별로 풍부하지 않았다. 노래가 너무 유명해서 배경음악으로 쓰인 영화로는 '귀를기울이면'이 거의 대부분이었고, 그다음 영화 'Sunshine'역시 비슷한 제목의 영화가 많아서 내용을 확인해야만 했는데, 내가 제대로 찾아서 정리하는지 자신이 없다.
먼저, Sunshine은 1973년에 제작된 영화로, 1951-1971년 20살의 나이로 죽은 Jacquelyn Marie Lyn Helton의 실화를 Norma Klein이라는 작가가 쓴 동명 원작 소설이다. 그녀의 이야기는 도난당한 녹음기를 돌려달라는 사연을 라디오에 내면서 알려지게 되었다. 그래서 죽은뒤 바로 소설과 영화로 탄생되었다고.
Jacquelyn Marie Helton was a young American mother and wife, who touched millions of hearts all over the world, with her love and courage to face death, even though she was just a 20 year old girl. After having her own baby girl, in 1969, Jackie received a diagnosis of osteogenic sarcoma. She was living with her husband and her little baby in a small town in Wyoming, but the family had to move Denver, CO, so Jackie could receive medical care at the Children's Hospital there. She discovered her illness was fatal, and agreed to take part in a medical research program, recording and writing her thoughts about having a baby while knowing she was dying. One morning, according to a newspaper account, while she was washing dishes in her apartment, a small boy entered her kitchen and took her tape recorder. She couldn't do anything because she was on crutches. An announcement was sent to the newspapers, asking for the return of her tapes. That's how her name and story came to be known by many people. Even famous people such as Patricia Nixon, Frank Sinatra, and John Denver were touched by Jackie's story. She received another tape recorder so she could continue making her recordings. In early November 1971, she was too weak to stay home any longer. She was taken to Denver Children's Hospital, and passed away after a week there, on November 7th. After her death, on November 10th, her husband Tom honored her last wishes and played her favorite song, "Take Me Home,Country Roads", by John Denver, at her funeral. He also scattered her ashes over her beloved Rocky Mountains. After that, the novelist Norma Klein released a book, based on Jackie's journals and the 1973 TV movie "Sunshine", directed by Joseph Sargent. Movie's soundtrack has songs by John Denver, like "Sunshine on My Shoulders", "My Sweet Lady", "Take Me Home, Country Roads", and "Goodbye Again". There have been sequels to the original movie made in subsequent years. People all over the world were touched by Jackie's courage and strength to face pain and death, and also by her love for her daughter. Jackie taught everyone a different way to live with joy, even though death was coming quickly to take her away. She is an example for many souls, and deserves to be forever remembered and loved by all of us.
Burial: Cremated, Ashes scattered. Specifically: Ashes scattered over the Colorado Rocky Mountains
Created by: Andre Luiz Record added: Nov 16, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 22944291
