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She became a singer because it was the only thing she could do. She became a star because it was the only way she could do it.

Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.

Credits

Name	Character
Tommy Lee Jones He was 33, now 77 years old	as 'Mooney' Lynn
Sissy Spacek She was 30, now 74 years old	as Loretta Lynn
William Sanderson He was 36, now 80 years old	as Lee Dollarhide
Levon Helm He was 39, 71 years old when he died	as Ted Webb
Foister Dickerson	as Webb child
Bill Anderson, Jr.	as Webb child
Malla McCown	as Webb child
Elizabeth Watson	as Loretta & Mooney's child
Frank Mitchell He was 107, 118 years old when he died	as Washington Neighbor
Kevin Salvilla	as Webb child
Brian Warf	as Loretta & Mooney's child
Bob Hannah He was 23, 39 years old when he died	as Charlie Dick
Susan Kingsley She was 34, 37 years old when she died	as Girl at Fairgrounds
Phyllis Boyens	as 'Clary' Webb
Pamela McCown	as Webb child
Sissy Lucas	as Loretta & Mooney's child
Beverly D'Angelo She was 28, now 72 years old	as Patsy Cline

Name	Department
Arthur Schmidt as Editor. He was 42 (now 86) years old	Editing
John M. Dwyer as Set Decoration. He was 53 (now 97) years old	Art
Michael Chinich as Casting.	Production
John W. Corso as Production Design. He was 51 (90) years old when He died	Art
Wallace Worsley, Jr. as Production Manager. He was 71 (82) years old when He died	Production
Ralf D. Bode as Director of Photography. He was 38 (59) years old when He died	Camera
Joe I. Tompkins as Costume Design. He was 30 (now 74) years old	Costume & Make-Up
Tom Rickman as Writer.	Writing
Bob Larson as Executive Producer. He was 35 (now 79) years old	Production
Bernard Schwartz as Producer.	Production
Michael Apted as Director. He was 39 (now 83) years old	Directing
Zelda Barron as Associate Producer. She was 50 (77) years old when She died	Production
Loretta Lynn as Book. She was 47 (now 92) years old	Writing

She became a singer because it was the only thing she could do. She became a star because it was the only way she could do it.