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Jill Kinmont Boothe

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Jill Kinmont Boothe
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenUnited States Edit
Name wey dem give amJill Edit
Ein date of birth16 February 1936 Edit
Place dem born amLos Angeles Edit
Date wey edie9 February 2012 Edit
Place wey edieCarson City Edit
Place wey dem bury amBishop Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationalpine skier Edit
Educate forUniversity of California, Los Angeles Edit
Medical conditiontetraplegia Edit
Sportalpine skiing Edit
Award e receiveLos Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup Edit

Jill Kinmont Boothe (February 16, 1936 – February 9, 2012) na she be American alpine ski racer den schoolteacher.[1][2] Na ein life story turn into two major Hollywood movies The Other Side of the Mountain den ein sequel The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2.

Dem born am insyd Los Angeles, California, Kinmont grow up insyd Bishop wey she learn to ski race for Mammoth Mountain insyd de Sierra Nevada mountains. Insyd early 1955, na she be de reigning national champion insyd de slalom, den top prospect for medal for de 1956 Winter Olympics, year away.

For age 18, Kinmont compete insyd de giant slalom for de prestigious Snow Cup insyd Alta, Utah, for January 30, 1955.[3][4][5] She suffer near-fatal accident wich result for paralysis insyd from de shoulders down.[6][7] Dat same week, na dem feature am for de cover of Sports Illustrated magazine top, dem date January 31, 1955.[8]

Na Kinmont engage ski racer den "daredevil" Dick Buek (1929–1957) for de time of ein death, according to ein autobiography.

After ein rehabilitation, she go on go graduate from UCLA plus B.A. insyd German[9] wey she earn teaching credential from de University of Washington insyd Seattle. Na she get long career as educator, first insyd Washington den then insyd Beverly Hills, California. She teach special education for Bishop Union Elementary School from 1975 to 1996 for ein hometown of Bishop insyd. Na she be accomplished painter wey get chaw exhibitions of ein artwork.

Na Kinmont be de subject of two movies: The Other Side of the Mountain insyd 1975,[10] den The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 insyd 1978. Both films star Marilyn Hassett as Kinmont.

Dey follow "fifteen long days of incessant questioning and picture-taking"[11] by Life reporter Janet Mason den Life photographer Burk Uzzle, Life magazine publish 14-page photographic article about Jill ein status nine years after de accident.[12]

For age forty, she marry trucker John Boothe of Bishop insyd November 1976,[13] wey dem make dema home insyd Bishop til shortly before ein death.[14]

Jill Boothe die February 9, 2012, for Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center. Na dem no release de cause of death, wey report say Boothe die of complications wey dey relate to surgery wey dem no confirm by de coroner.[15] She live 57 years past ein paralyzing ski accident wey dem bury am insyd de East Line Street Cemetery insyd Bishop.

Na dem induct Boothe into de National Ski Hall of Fame insyd 1967.

References

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  1. ↑ Schudel, Matt (11 February 2012). "Jill Kinmont Boothe, ski champion paralyzed in accident, dies at 75". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. ↑ X (2012-02-11). "Jill Kinmont Boothe dies at 75; ski champ disabled in crash became role model". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  3. ↑ "Broken back, partial paralysis ski spill results". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 31, 1955. p. 10.
  4. ↑ "Olympic skier hurt; course too fast". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 31, 1955. p. 16.
  5. ↑ "'Cover girl' breaks back; fast course hurts skiers". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. January 31, 1955. p. 10-part 2.
  6. ↑ "Paralyzed ski-miss ready for trip home". Spokesman-Review. (Spokesman-Review). Associated Press. March 25, 1955. p. 16.
  7. ↑ Phillips, Harry (February 28, 1955). "Memo from the publisher". Sports Illustrated. p. 8.
  8. ↑ "Apple pie in Sun Valley". Sports Illustrated. January 31, 1955. p. 42.
  9. ↑ Valens, E. G., 1966, 1975 The other Side of the Mountain, Warner Books Edition, p. 270
  10. ↑ Witchel, Dina B. (February 1976). "An Extra-ordinary Jill". Skiing. p. 92.
  11. ↑ Valens, E. G., 1966, 1975 The other Side of the Mountain, Warner Books Edition, p. 283
  12. ↑ Mason, Janet and Uzzle, Burk (June 19, 1964) "Jill Kinmont's Courage", Life, Time Inc., Vol. 56, No. 25, pp. 75-88
  13. ↑ Armstrong, Lois (December 20, 1976). "They should be writing songs of love about Jill Kinmont, wheelchair bride". People. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  14. ↑ Gervais, Mike (February 13, 2012). "Jill Kinmont Boothe mourned at 75". Inyo Register. Archived from the original on March 14, 2013.
  15. ↑ Boxall, Bettina (February 11, 2012). "Jill Kinmont Boothe dies at 75; ski champ disabled in crash became role model". Los Angeles Times.
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