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Oliver Sacks(1933-2015)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Cinematographer
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Oliver Sacks was born on 9 July 1933 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Awakenings (1990), At First Sight (1999) and Wolf. He died on 30 August 2015 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJuly 9, 1933
DiedAugust 30, 2015(82)
BornJuly 9, 1933
DiedAugust 30, 2015(82)
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  • Awards
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Known for:

Robert De Niro and Robin Williams in Awakenings (1990)
Awakenings
7.8
  • Writer(as Oliver Sacks M.D.)
  • 1990
Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino in At First Sight (1999)
At First Sight
5.9
  • Writer(as Oliver Sacks M.D.)
  • 1999
Wolf
TV Series
  • Writer
    J.K. Simmons and Lou Taylor Pucci in The Music Never Stopped (2011)
    The Music Never Stopped
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 2011

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    Writer

    • Wolf
      • based on a book by
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Re:Awakenings (2013)
      Re:Awakenings
      • story
      • Short
      • 2013
    • J.K. Simmons and Lou Taylor Pucci in The Music Never Stopped (2011)
      The Music Never Stopped
      • essay "The Last Hippie"
      • 2011
    • The President's Speech
      • Original Story
      • Short
      • 2007
    • Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino in At First Sight (1999)
      At First Sight
      • story "To See and Not See" (as Oliver Sacks M.D.)
      • 1999
    • Robert De Niro and Robin Williams in Awakenings (1990)
      Awakenings
      • book (as Oliver Sacks M.D.)
      • 1990
    • The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (1987)
      The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
      • book
      • TV Movie
      • 1987

    Actor

    • Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino in At First Sight (1999)
      At First Sight
      • Reporter
      • 1999

    Cinematographer

    • Re:Awakenings (2013)
      Re:Awakenings
      • Cinematographer
      • Short
      • 2013

    Videos3

    Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
    Trailer 2:04
    Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
    OLIVER SACKS: HIS OWN LIFE - official US trailer
    Trailer 2:04
    OLIVER SACKS: HIS OWN LIFE - official US trailer
    In Memoriam: 2015
    Video 2:42
    In Memoriam: 2015

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • Oliver Sacks M.D.
    • Born
      • July 9, 1933
      • London, England, UK
    • Died
      • August 30, 2015
      • New York City, New York, USA(cancer)
    • Other works
      Author, non-fiction "Oaxaca Journal" (National Geographic, 2002)
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Print Biography
      • 2 Interviews
      • 5 Articles
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    • Trivia
      Lived in Greenwich Village, New York City, where he swam in the local YMCA pool regularly.
    • Quotes
      [interview in Newsweek magazine, 8/20/84] If migraine patients have a common and legitimate second complaint besides their migraines, it is that they have not been listened to by physicians. Looked at, investigated, drugged, charged, but not listened to.

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