Review of the book: The unlikely celebrity: Bill Sackter’s triumph over disability.
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- J. David Smith, Professor, Department Chair (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Bill Sackter's Triumph Over Disability. T. Walz. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1998.
In 1981, I saw Mickey Rooney in a made-for-television movie entitled Bill. In the movie Rooney portrayed a man who had lived for more than 40 years in a mental retardation institution and then, with the help of good friends, made a new life for himself in a university community. I remember the movie well. When I picked up the book The Unlikely Celebrity: Bill Sackter's Triumph Over Disability, the image of Mickey Rooney and his brilliant acting in the role of Bill dominated my thoughts about the man.
Review of the book: The unlikely celebrity: Bill Sackter’s triumph over disability.
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- Publication
- Language: English
- Date: 1999
- Keywords
- book reviews, developmental disabilities, Bill Sackter