Posts Tagged Helen Keller
Jenilee, First Deaf Actress Winning the Award
June 14, 2010….Jenilee Simons Marques received the DEBUT Award for her outstanding acting as Helen Keller in the performance of the “Miracle Worker” from Connecticut Critics Circle at its 20th Annual Awards ceremony tonight. When receiving the awards, she spoke of her gratitude to Doreen Simons, her mother and family members for their heartfelt [...]
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Déjà vu!!! Hearing Actor in Deaf Blind Role
October 29, 2009, 8:46 am
Advocacy Group Opposes ‘Miracle Worker’ Casting Choice
By Patrick Healy
Abigail Breslin has been cast to play Helen Keller in a coming Broadway revival of “The Miracle Worker.”
Two weeks after a group of deaf actors protested the choice of a hearing actor for a deaf role in an upcoming Off Broadway production, the [...]
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Statue of Helen Keller Unveiled at the Capitol Hill
Note: live video streaming may be shown at the C-Span website.
Statue of Helen Keller to Be Installed in Capitol
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Filed at 9:53 a.m. ET, October 7, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alabama is updating its historical presence in the U.S. Capitol, swapping out a statue of a rather unknown former congressman for a new bronze [...]
Rare Video of Helen Keller with Caption
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