Who are the famous deaf in the Deaf History?

Wow! I didnt realize that there was this many famous deaf people. Good thread, Cheri!
 
Reba said:
Not this one: Beethoven (1992) :lol:

:hmm: Not sure. There are movies about his life but I don't know if they are very accurate. Maybe Banjo (Mr. Movie Man) can make a recommendation.
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That's a good question. I haven't watched a lot of movies on Beethoven's life. However, I do remember watching "Immortal Beloved". Gary Oldman played the role of Beethoven in the movie. Beethoven tried everything to hide his deafness. It also may explain why he stopped playing for a long time because he was afraid his deafness would be discovered.

Beethoven was portrayed to be a very cold-hearted person in general. Not only to mention that he had quite a bad temper. Though 'Immortal Beloved' was historically inaccurate from what I know. It's the same with all of the other movies based on famous musicians. The truth is, I don't believe there are any movies on Beethoven's life that is worth mentioning. "Immortal Beloved" was somewhere good, but it's not accurate from what I know.

BBC produced a mini-series which aired back in 2005. I was told it was highly accurate. It's a combination of documentary and drama in one. It's called, "Beethoven". I don't believe it's on DVD yet. I haven't seen it myself, so I can't say if it's any good.
 
Reba said:
Yes, that was a good movie about Mozart. I just don't know about historical accuracy. :dunno:

Amadeus (1984)
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It's definitely not historically accurate. I can vow for that. It's a good movie, but way off the mark when it comes to the historical accuracy of Mozart's life.
 
This is a good thread you made, Cheri.

Not only for the history itself but it helps us to get in touch with our culture. It brings the exposure across the world. Learning a thing or two is like a food to the mind. ;)

Oh by the way, I have one famous deaf person in my mind. That would be Douglas Tilden. He is a sculptor. Several of his sculptures are in San Francisco. If I recall, There is one sitting at California School for the Deaf @ Fremont.

Douglas Tilden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

People - Douglas Tilden - Famous Deaf Sculptor

Gay Bears: Douglas Tilden
 
I think Marlee Matlin counts as a famous Deaf person. She is an Oscar winner and has been nominated for many Emmy awards. Check this out:

Academy Awards, USA
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1987 Won Oscar Best Actress in a Leading Role
for: Children of a Lesser God (1986)



CableACE Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1995 Nominated CableACE Actress in a Movie or Miniseries
for: Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story (1994) (TV)



Emmy Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
for: "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1999)
For playing "Dr. Amy Solwey"


2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
for: "The Practice" (1997)
For playing "Sally Berg".


1994 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
for: "Seinfeld" (1990)
For playing "Laura".
For episode "The Lip Reader".

Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
for: "Picket Fences" (1992)
For playing "Laurie Bey".
For episode "Dancing Bandit".


Golden Globes, USA
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1993 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama
for: "Reasonable Doubts" (1991)



1992 Nominated Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series - Drama
for: "Reasonable Doubts" (1991)



1987 Won Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
for: Children of a Lesser God (1986)
 
deafskeptic said:
Mr. Yeh is a good friend of yours? I remember his wife was one of my teachers at MSSD and we got to meet Mr. Yeh one day.
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I am not usre if my mother and Lou were friend but she used to take his ASL classes so she can communicate with me. I need to ask my mother about it since it had been years since I can remember. Cool, u met him too thru his wife. Umm I do not think I ever met his wife.
 
jazzy said:
I am not usre if my mother and Lou were friend but she used to take his ASL classes so she can communicate with me. I need to ask my mother about it since it had been years since I can remember. Cool, u met him too thru his wife. Umm I do not think I ever met his wife.
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Wow, your mom learned ASL from Lou Fant! Lucky her.....I'm jealous!
 
jillio said:
Wow, your mom learned ASL from Lou Fant! Lucky her.....I'm jealous!
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Thank you :), it was back in 70's when they do not have enough ASL classes. And she needs it for her job to work with deaf adults to train and find them jobs. Of course for me too. Ur son is very lucky to have u as his mom. :)
 
jazzy said:
Thank you :), it was back in 70's when they do not have enough ASL classes. And she needs it for her job to work with deaf adults to train and find them jobs. Of course for me too. Ur son is very lucky to have u as his mom. :)
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:ty:
 
Jolie_77 said:
This is a good thread you made, Cheri.

Not only for the history itself but it helps us to get in touch with our culture. It brings the exposure across the world. Learning a thing or two is like a food to the mind. ;)

Oh by the way, I have one famous deaf person in my mind. That would be Douglas Tilden. He is a sculptor. Several of his sculptures are in San Francisco. If I recall, There is one sitting at California School for the Deaf @ Fremont.

Douglas Tilden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

People - Douglas Tilden - Famous Deaf Sculptor

Gay Bears: Douglas Tilden
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Jolie, as I was reading through the threads , the Deaf Sculptor came to my mind, you beat me to it hehe I was trying to figure out his name hehe
This is good posting enjoyed reading who is famous Deaf?
 
Someone mentioned Alexander Bell. I thought it was his wife who was deaf, not him.

I remember an English comedian from the '50s through the 70s by the name of Eric Sykes who was HOH. He became partially deaf as an adult through illness. I believe he had to rely a lot on visual cues for his timing.

Try this movie he made:

YouTube - The Plank (pt-1/3) Eric sykes and Arthur Lowe

There are 3 parts to this story. Click the other links for the other parts.


Eric is the tall guy. Arthur Lowe was Capt. Mainwaring in the 70s comedy show "Dad's Army". This is the 1979 version (one of several).

There is sound, but it is basically a silent movie. This one was written by Eric and was one of his most famous comedy sketches.

By the way Reba, this is the Morris Minor 1000 in action in reference to your post in the auto talk.
 
I remember watching a HBO comedy show and there was a deaf comedian..gosh, it was like 10 years ago. I think she was using spoken language to tell her jokes to the audience. Anyone know anything about her?
 
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Composer and musician. Although he wasn’t born deaf, he did lose his hearing at an early age. It is said also that after his first public performance of his ninth symphony he cried when he was turned around in order to see the audience’s response to the music. His musical talent was recognized early and had even met Mozart in 1787 and had wanted to study under him in 1796, but Mozart had died a year earlier. Instead, he studied under Joseph Haydn instead. He went on to live a full life as composer and musician

William Willard (1809-1881)
He was born in Battleboro, VT, and after he married a young deaf teacher, (he also being deaf) they moved to Indianapolis, Indiana to set up a school for the deaf. Having gotten previous approval from the state officials, he founded what was later to become Indianapolis School for the Deaf in 1843. It was officially recognized in 1846 and Indiana became the sixth state to provide free education to the deaf.


Laura Dewey Bridgman: 1829-1889 (Thedford, VT)
Laura bridgman was the first blind and deaf person to learn the English language. Although she was small as a baby, she was born normal; however, her family was hit with a bout of Scarlet Fever when she was two years old. This left her a blind deaf-mute as it would Hellen Keller years later. She entered the Perkins School for the Deaf and Blind in 1837. Dr. Howe, principal of the school, taught her how to recognize everyday items such as knives and spoons by assisting her to associate them with labels with the raise letters spelling "knife" or "spoon" and later teaching her to recognise the items without the labels. This eventually end up teaching her how to spell the various words that she had learned using the above method.


Hellen Keller1880-1968- (Tuscumbia, Al)
Hellen Keller’s early life almost mirrored that of Laura Bridgman. She to was born a normal child and at 19 months of age also developed Scarlet Fever that also left her deaf and blind. From this time until she was six years old, she had only one friend, a family servant named Martha Washington. This was because her family didn’t have any any idea of how to communicate with her and needed as much teaching as she did. However, this is often the case with deaf and blind children, especially those born deaf and blind.

However, her mother read about Laura Bridgman and immediately sought out Alexander Graham Bell (who had a deaf mother and a deaf wife) concerning possible education for her daughter Hellen. He recommended that she take hellen to the same school that Laura Bridgman attended, Perkins Institute for the Deaf and Blind. It was there that Hellen met Anne Sulivan, who would be both her companion for nearly 50 years.

Hellen went on to eventually learn to speak and speak she did. She spoke out for the Blind and did all she could to prevent it. She went to the sweatshops in New York and spoke out for the children that worked there. She spoke out for the working class and became a socialist from 1909-1921. She went on to meet every president from Grover Cleaveland to Lyndon B. Johnson and met many celebrities as well. She was instrumental in bringing the Akito dog breed from Japan to America and in 1920 she helped to form the ACLU. She passed away in 1968, just days before she would turn 88 years old.


Famous Deaf People
 
Nomad said:
Someone mentioned Alexander Bell. I thought it was his wife who was deaf, not him.
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Yes, but he was called "the father of the deaf", and his mom was also deaf too. AG Bell helped deaf-mutes learn to communicate with the outside world even Helen Keller. :)
 
Cheri said:
Yes, but he was called "the father of the deaf", and his mom was also deaf too. AG Bell helped deaf-mutes learn to communicate with the outside world even Helen Keller. :)
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OK Thanks for that
 
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