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NEWS ABOUT: Helen Keller

Helen Keller stories: 2 news summaries

 Blind Actors 
 Blast  Breslin 
 Pick for Keller 

Advocates complain that blind, deaf had no chance to audition 

Oct 30, 09 2:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Advocates for blind and deaf actors complain that they were never given a chance to audition for the role of Helen Keller in an upcoming revival of The Miracle Worker. The part has instead been given to Abigail Breslin, best known for playing Olive in Little Miss Sunshine. The Broadway... More »

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child actors • Broadway • blindness • Broadway producers • actor • deaf people • Abigail Breslin • Helen Keller • actress

New Keller Photo Surfaces

It may be the first image of her with teacher Anne Sullivan

Mar 5, 08 8:20 PM CST
(Newser) - A rare photo of a young Helen Keller accompanied by teacher Anne Sullivan in 1888 has surfaced among a family collection donated to the New England Historic Genealogical Society. The photo, which was tucked away in an album, may be the first taken of the two and the only to... More »

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discoveries • photography • New England • blindness • archive • Cape Cod • deaf people • Helen Keller

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