Norma Rae

Norma Rae is a 1979 film which tells the story of a woman from a small Southern town who becomes involved in the labor union activities at the textile factory where she works. It stars Sally Field, Beau Bridges, Ron Leibman, Pat Hingle, Barbara Baxley and Gail Strickland.

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The movie was written by Harriet Frank Jr. and Irving Ravetch. It was directed by Martin Ritt. It is based on the true story of Crystal Lee Jordan.

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It won Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Sally Field) and Best Music, Song (for David Shire and Norman Gimbel for "It Goes Like It Goes"). It was nominated for Best Picture and for Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium.

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1979: This page refers to the year 1979. For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song)....

Labor union: redirectTrade union...

Textile: :This article is about the type of material. Textile is also a jargon term used by naturists or nudists to describe a person who wears clothes. Textile is also a kind of ReStructured Text....

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