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   Is the Lost Child of Philomena Lee a true story?

   • The film tells Lee's true story, as reported by journalist Martin Sixsmith in his book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee. Five years after the film's initial 2013 release, what is the real Philomena Lee doing now?

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   Is Philomena Lee based on a true story?

   • The Oscar-nominated film Philomena airs on the BBC tonight, starring Judi Dench as Philomena Lee, an Irish woman who maintained a 50-year search for her forcibly adopted son. The film tells Lee's true story, as reported by journalist Martin Sixsmith in his book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee.

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   Is Philomena a true story?

   • If you read the book Philomena, you will discover the true story of the lost son who made a success of his new life but was haunted by his love for his absent mother and by painful regrets that blighted his existence.

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   Who adopted Philomena Lee?

   • Like countless others who passed through Tipperary’s infamous Sean Ross Abbey, the child of Philomena Lee was to be adopted by a wealthy American couple. She was told it was the best way to deal with the ‘mortal sin’ she had committed. But just days later, a glimmer of hope appeared.

   The real-life Philomena Lee on seeing her tragic story turned into an

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   Who plays Philomena Lee?

   • The film stars Judi Dench as Philomena Lee, an elderly woman who has been searching for her son for 50 years, and Sixsmith's (Steve Coogan) efforts to help her find him. The film gained critical praise and received several international film awards.

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   How did the film of Philomena come about?

   • The film of Philomena came about through a series of coincidences, and I am as surprised as anyone that it has made such an impact both here and in the States. When my book was first published in 2009, Steve Coogan read an article I had written about it in a newspaper. It had a photograph of Philomena and me sitting together and laughing.

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   Her daughter, Jane, decided to approach journalist Martin Sixsmith at a New Year's Eve Party a few weeks later. Sixsmith and Philomena spent years researching, until they discovered her son had been adopted by an American couple, Doc and Marge Hess, who named the child Michael Hess.

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   Dec 29, 2018 · The film tells Lee's true story, as reported by journalist Martin Sixsmith in his book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee. Five years after the film's initial 2013 release, what is the real...

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   Jan 10, 2014 · If you read the book Philomena, you will discover the true story of the lost son who made a success of his new life but was haunted by his love for his absent mother and by painful regrets that...

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   Nov 18, 2013 · Like countless others who passed through Tipperary’s infamous Sean Ross Abbey, the child of Philomena Lee was to be adopted by a wealthy American couple. She was told it was the best way to deal with the ‘mortal sin’ she had committed. But just days later, a glimmer of hope appeared.

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   Feb 7, 2014 · After becoming pregnant out of wedlock in Ireland in 1951, a teenage Lee was disowned by her father and sent to live and work in a convent alongside other unmarried mothers. When her son Anthony...

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   Mar 22, 2021 · Yes, ‘Philomena’ is based on a true story. The film is based on the 2009 book ‘The Lost Child of Philomena Lee’ by BBC journalist Martin Sixsmith. The film explicitly states in an opening title card that it is based on a true story.

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   London-based journalist Martin Sixsmith has lost his job as a government adviser. He is approached at a party by the daughter of Philomena Lee. She suggests that he write a story about her mother, who was forced to give up her toddler son Anthony nearly fifty years ago.