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Helen Keller (1880–1968)

Helen Keller contracted a virulent childhood disease which resulted in complete loss of sight and hearing at nineteen months. Her parents futilely sought help for her, as did family friend Alexander Graham Bell. Finally, when Keller was seven, Annie Sullivan, a young teacher, was hired by the family... See full bio »

Died:

(age 87) in Easton, Connecticut, USA

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Filmography

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1962 The Miracle Worker (book "The Story of My Life" - uncredited)
 
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2005 Black (dedicatee)
 
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1963 Biography (TV series documentary)
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Helen Keller (1963) … Herself
 
1954 The Unconquered (documentary)
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1919 Deliverance
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1999 The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History (TV mini-series documentary)
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1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
 

Related Videos

Family Guy: Season 4: Episode 11 -- Stewie plays marco polo with Helen Keller. The Miracle Worker -- The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind and deaf Helen Keller how to communicate. In Living Color: Season 3: Episode 12 -- Lil Magic, an aspiring child actress, plays Helen Keller in a film shown at a local film festival.
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Publicity Listings:

5 Biographical Movies  | 1 Print Biography  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged. See more »

Trivia:

Her portrayal by Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker won Duke the Best Supporting Actress Oscar at age 16, a record that remained unbroken until Tatum O'Neal, at age 10, won in the same category for Paper Moon. See more »

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Cancer