Coal Miner's Daughter - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

[victoria]

Doolitte Lynn's real name is Oliver. He picked up the nicknames Doolittle as a boy and Mooney as a young man working for moonshiners in Kentucky before entering the Army in World War II.

[caroline]

The set used for Loretta Lynn's parent's house was reassembled in Hurricane Mills, which is Loretta Lynn's current house, and is on the Hurricane Mills ranch tour.

[cameron]

Loretta Lynn is the only main character in this film who does not use profanity.

[carl]

Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) was the seventh most popular movie at the U.S. and Canadian box-offices.

[bryan]

When Sissy Spacek was Grammy-nominated in the Best Country Vocal Performance category for her rendition of the title song, Loretta Lynn's sister, Crystal Gayle, was nominated in the same category for her, "If You Ever Change Your Mind". Both ladies lost out to Anne Murray's song "Could I Have This Dance?".

[melinda]

Sissy Spacek's Best Actress Oscar win for playing Loretta Lynn created a rarity in the Academy's history in that the real-life Loretta Lynn was in the audience witnessing the victory. That same evening, boxer Jake LaMotta was in the pavilion audience when Robert De Niro won the Best Actor statuette for his portrayal of LaMotta in Raging Bull (1980), making the event even rarer.