‘Denver Story’ Accuracy

In watching the CBS television movie “Take Me Home: The John Denver Story,” I must say I am tremendously disappointed. This was not an accurate portrayal of my brother’s life, nor are the events and people included an honest depiction (“ ‘Denver Story’: An Easy-Listening Life,” reviewed by Daryl H. Miller, April 29).

Our dad, though indeed hard on us, always supported John in his dream. Dad and Mom were the ones who let John quit college and go to L.A., where they imposed on friends for a job and a place to stay for John while he attempted to get his start.

Our father never gave my brother a hard time about the name change, though he had every right to do so.

The relationship between our father and my brother was great, and though they had difficulties when John was younger (what children don’t, most of the time?), those had long since been forgotten before John’s first TV special--not just before our dad passed away, as shown in the movie. Our father was very quick to relay how proud he was of my brother and his accomplishments throughout John’s career, as well as his love for his son. Nor did John write “Annie’s Song” just before he and Annie divorced, as we are lead to believe in the movie, for the purpose of attempted reconciliation.

The only good to come from this TV movie is a certain exposure of my brother’s music, in prime time.

RONALD L. DEUTSCHENDORF

San Diego