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Much of the public assessment and discussion of Peters has hinged on her paralysis and its impact on her life and career: [1] Media historian Hal Erickson considered Peters "one of Hollywood's most promising young actresses" of the 1940s, who "courageously attempted a comeback" despite her health problems. [50]
[1] [2] [3] She suffered a near-fatal accident that resulted in paralysis from the shoulders down. [4] [5] That same week, she had been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, dated January 31, 1955. [6] Kinmont was engaged to ski racer and "daredevil" Dick Buek (1929–1957) at the time of his death, according to her autobiography.
Paralyzed due to a fall in 2005. [22] Curtis Mayfield (1942–1999) – Soul singer/songwriter, paralyzed in a stage accident in 1990. [23] Guy McElroy (1948–1990) – American art historian and curator [24] Elena Mukhina (1960–2006) – Soviet gymnast and 1978 World AA Champion, paralyzed as a result of an under-rotation in a practice ...
A series of images from the era have emerged more than a decade after they were almost thrown away.
Lupino's major symptoms persisted for only a brief period of time, leaving her with minor problems in her leg and hand. She remained a supporter of causes to fight the disease, and Never Fear was released in 1949, the year with America's highest-ever recorded total of polio cases. [ 2 ]
In 2010, Rachelle Friedman Chapman was 24 years old when she got into an accident on the evening of her bachelorette party. The accident left her paralyzed from the chest down.Five years later ...
Jessie Owen, a quadriplegic, can move her hands again via electrodes placed on the back of her neck
Le Clercq was the daughter of Jacques Georges Clemenceau Le Clercq, a European American intellectual, professor of French at Queens College in the 1950s-early 1970s, and his American wife, Edith (née Whittemore), who were married on June 28, 1928.