Helen Keller

Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was a deafblind American author, activist and lecturer.

Helen Keller in the arts and popular culture

A silent film, Deliverance, first told Keller's story.

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Silent film - Deliverance

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The Miracle Worker, a play about how Helen Keller learned to communicate, was made into a movie three times. The 1962 version of the movie won Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Anne Bancroft who played Sullivan and Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Patty Duke who played Keller.

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The Miracle Worker - Play - Movie - 1962 - Academy Awards - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Anne Bancroft - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Patty Duke

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Another recent movie about Helen Keller's life is The Miracle Continues. This semi-sequel to The Miracle Worker recounts her college years and her early adult life. None of the early movies hint at the social activism that would become the hallmark of Helen's later life, although the Disney version produced in 2000 states in the credits that Helen became an activist for social equality.

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Movie - The Miracle Continues - Disney - 2000

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The Hindi movie Black released in 2005 was largely based on Keller's story, from her childhood to her graduation.

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Hindi - Movie - Black - 2005

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In the comedy cartoon series South Park Helen Keller's life was shown in a musical.

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Her life and achievements are celebrated annually in Tuscumbia, her hometown, in the Helen Keller festival.

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In the animated series Family Guy, the final scene from The Miracle Worker was shown in one episode with the characters speaking in binary.

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Family Guy - Binary

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Helen Keller has been one of the favourite target of bad humor and tasteless jokes referring to her handicaps, many collections are avilable on internet .

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