Kitty O'Neil
Kitty O'Neil
[hariri | hariri chanzo]Kitty Linn O'Neil (Machi 24, 1946 – Novemba 2-2018) alikua mwanamke mwigizaji na alikua mshiriki wa mbio za magari,[1][2][3][4]alijulikana kama "mwanamke mwenye kasi zaidi duniani" Kutokana na rekodi zake maalumu alizowahi kuzivunja.[5][6][7][8] Rekodi yake ilisimama kwa muda mrefu japo iliweza kuvunjwa mnamo mwaka 2019.
Ugonjwa katika utoto wake wa mapema ulimwacha kiziwi, na magonjwa zaidi katika utu uzima wa mapema yalikatisha kazi yake katika kuogelea kwa mashindano.[9] Baadaye, O'Neil alihamia kwenye mbio za magari na kuwa mwanamke wa kwanza katika sekta ya vibonzo huko Hollywood. Alionekana katika miradi mingi ya televisheni na filamu, alikopesha sura yake kwa kibonzo, aliheshimiwa katika Tuzo za Academy za 91[10] [11], na mnamo Machi 2023 na Doodle katika utafutaji wa Google."
Maisha yake
[hariri | hariri chanzo]Kitty Linn O'Neil alizaliwa Corpus Christi, Texas mnamo Machi 24, 1946[12]. John O'Neil, baba yake, alikuwa afisa katika Jeshi la Anga la Marekani, ambaye alikuwa mchimba mafuta. Alifariki katika ajali ya ndege wakati wa utoto wa Kitty. Mama yake, Patsy Compton O'Neil, alijitambulisha kama mwenye asili ya Cherokee. Akiwa na umri wa miezi mitano, O'Neil alipata magonjwa ya utotoni kwa wakati mmoja[13], akapoteza kusikia kwake. Baada ya uziwi wake kuwa dhahiri akiwa na umri wa miaka miwili, mama yake alimfundisha kusoma midomo na kuzungumza, na hatimaye akawa mtaalamu wa hotuba na kuanzisha shule kwa wanafunzi wenye matatizo ya kusikia huko Wichita Falls, Texas.
Marejeo
[hariri | hariri chanzo]- ↑ "1976: Deaf stuntwoman Kitty O'Neil sets women's land-speed record". History. 13 Novemba 2009. Iliwekwa mnamo 7 Novemba 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ "Kitty O'Neil, Stuntwoman and Speed Racer, Is Dead at 72", 6 November 2018.
- ↑ "Kitty O'Neil, deaf daredevil who became 'world's fastest woman,' dies at 72", 4 November 2018.
- ↑ "Kitty O'Neil, Famed Hollywood Stuntwoman and Daredevil, Dies at 72", 5 November 2018.
- ↑ Steve Wennerstrom Collection (1836 - 2014) (PDF). The University of Texas at Austin.
- ↑ Castro, Bernardo. "Kitty O'Neil: Google presta homenagem à mulher mais rápida do mundo". Autopapo UOL. Iliwekwa mnamo 2023-03-24.
- ↑ "Quem foi Kitty O'Neill, que superou surdez para se tornar dublê de sucesso e recordista mundial de velocidade". G1 (kwa Kireno (Brazili)). Machi 24, 2023. Iliwekwa mnamo 2023-03-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date auto-translated (link) - ↑ Morais, Esmael (2023-03-24). "Google homenageia Kitty O'Neil com Doodle pelo seu 77º aniversário; saiba mais sobre a mulher mais rápida do mundo". Blog do Esmael (kwa Kireno (Brazili)). Iliwekwa mnamo 2023-03-24.
- ↑ Hayward, Anthony. "Kitty O'Neil obituary", The Guardian, 2018-11-12. (en-GB)
- ↑ Stunts, Women In (2018-11-02). "Kitty O'Neil". Women In Stunts (kwa American English). Iliwekwa mnamo 2023-03-24.
- ↑ Castro, Bernardo. "Kitty O'Neil: Google presta homenagem à mulher mais rápida do mundo". Autopapo UOL (kwa Kireno). Iliwekwa mnamo 2023-03-24.
- ↑ "Kitty O'Neil, Famed Hollywood Stuntwoman and Daredevil, Dies at 72", November 5, 2018.
- ↑ "The Daredevil", May 5, 1979.