Helen Keller Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. The story of how Keller's teacher, Anne Sullivan, broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language, allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to communicate, has become widely known through the dramatic depictions of the play and film The Miracle Worker. Her birthplace in West Tuscumbia, Alabama is now a museum [1] and sponsors an annual "Helen Keller Day". Her birthday on June 27 is commemorated as Helen Keller Day in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and was authorized at the federal level by presidential proclamation by President Jimmy Carter in 1980, the 100th anniversary of her birth.A prolific author, Keller was well-traveled and outspoken in her convictions. A member of the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World, she campaigned for women's suffrage, labor rights, socialism, and other radical left causes. She was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame in 1971.
Full Name
Helen Keller
Net Worth
$19 Million
Date Of Birth
June 27, 1880
Died
June 1, 1968, Easton, Connecticut, United States
Place Of Birth
Tuscumbia, Alabama, USA
Height
5' 7" (1.7 m)
Occupation
Author, political activist, lecturer
Profession
Teacher, Author, Peace activist
Education
Radcliffe College, The Cambridge School of Weston, Wright-Humason School for the Deaf, Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Perkins School for the Blind
Nationality
American
Parents
Arthur H. Keller, Kate Adams Keller
Siblings
Mildred Keller, William Simpson Keller, James Keller, Phillips Keller
Nicknames
Helen Adams Keller, Helen Keller, Keller, Helen Adams
IMDB
Awards
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Movies
The Miracle Worker, Helen Keller in Her Story
Star Sign
Cancer
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Quote
1
I have always thought it would be a blessing if each person could be blind and deaf for a few days during his early adult life. Darkness would make him appreciate sight. Silence would teach him the joys of sound.
2
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble. The world is moved along, not only by the mighty shoves of it's heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.
3
On the "White Hurricane Storm" in November 1913 in Cleveland, Ohio: I knew it was storming before I was told. The rooms, the corridors, everywhere within this building vibrates with the power of the storm outside. The storm waves, like sound waves or the waves of the wireless, will not be denied by stone walls and plate glass windows.
4
On change: We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
5
Although the world is very full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.
6
If I am an optimist, my testimony to the creed of optimism is worth hearing.
7
They took away what should have been my eyes (but I remembered Milton's Paradise). They took away what should have been my ears, (Beethoven came and wiped away my tears) They took away what should have been my tongue, (but I had talked with god when I was young) He would not let them take away my soul, possessing that I still possess the whole.
8
Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged.
9
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
10
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
11
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
12
Life is a daring adventure or nothing. Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.
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Fact
1
An archive of her writings was lost due to the 9/11 terror attacks.
2
She was stranded in Cleveland, Ohio in the infamous "White Hurricane Storm," in November 1913 while she was completed a public speaking engagement.
3
In 1937, she brought the first Akita (a breed of dog found only in Japan) to the United States. It was a gift from a speaking tour.
4
When she was 36 Helen fell in love with Peter Fagan, a 29-year-old Socialist and newspaperman who was her temporary secretary. The couple took out a marriage license, intending a secret wedding. But a Boston reporter found out about the license, and his witless article on the romance horrified Helen's stern mother, who ordered Mr. Fagan out of the house and broke up the love affair. Helen never had any contact with Peter ever again.
5
Her portrayal by Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker (1962) won Duke the Best Supporting Actress Oscar at age 16, a record that remained unbroken until Tatum O'Neal, at age 10, won in the same category for Paper Moon (1973).
6
Founding Member of the ACLU.
7
When she arrived in Hollywood in the mid 1910s, she befriended 'Charles Chaplin', whom was very friendly with her and was her favorite movie star. Photographs were taken with the two and are in print today.
8
The most common question she was asked during public appearances was, "Do you close your eyes when you sleep?" Her standard reply was, "I don't know. I've never stayed awake long enough to find out!"
9
The Helen Keller Society (American Foundation for the Blind) was, sadly, located in one of the Twin Towers.
10
The blind children of Japan always called Helen Keller "Mother", as a sign of respect.
11
Wrote her first autobiographical book, The Story of My Life, while still in college.
12
Founded The John Milton Society for the Blind in 1928 to develop an inter-denominational ministry to bring spiritual guidance and religious literature to deaf and blind persons.
13
Charter member of the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1973.
14
Contracted scarlet fever which led to her total visual and hearing impairment at a very young age.
15
Pictured with Anne Sullivan on a 15¢ US commemorative postage stamp issued in their honor, 27 June 1980.
Had her eyes replaced with glass eyes when she was 30
25
Graduated from Radcliffe College in 1904, becoming the first deaf/blind person ever to attend an institute of higher learning, and the first deaf/blind person ever to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Adventures from the Book of Virtues
1998
TV Series book "The Story of My Life" - 1 episode
The Miracle Worker
1962
book "The Story of My Life" - uncredited
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Black
2005
dedicatee
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Biography
1963
TV Series documentary
Herself
The Unconquered
1954
Documentary
Herself
Deliverance
1919
Herself
Archive Footage
Known for movies
The Miracle Worker (1962) as Writer
Deliverance (1919) as Herself
The Unconquered (1954) as Herself
Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1998) as Writer