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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 12:30 AM
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Kim Peek, the savant whom "Rain Man" is based on, has died.
http://www.optimnem.co.uk/blog/2009/12/tribute-to-kim-peek-1951-2009_21.html

RIP. :cry:
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 12:31 AM
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1. I am sorry to hear that
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 04:37 AM
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2. I met Kim a few years ago. He was an interesting guy.
R.I.P. Kim
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 09:02 AM
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3. You're lucky!
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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 09:37 AM
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4. Wow!
:hi: Bunny!

I never realized the character was based on an actual person. How close was Hoffman's portrayal?
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 10:43 AM
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5. Hoffman's portrayal of a savant was pretty good.
Kim had an encyclopedic memory for all kinds of subject areas, and it was fun to see him do calendar calculations for everyone's birth dates.

:hi: Richardo!
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BuelahWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 11:54 AM
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6. He was only 58
I would see him regularly in the Salt Lake City Library. RIP Kim :cry:
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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 01:01 PM
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7. :(
Such an interesting person. RIP, peace to his family.
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KamaAina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 01:18 PM
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8. I met him once at a conference
Edited on Tue Dec-22-09 01:18 PM by KamaAina
interestingly, although the Dustin Hoffman character in "Rain Man" is supposedly based on him, his disability wouldn't really be considered autism per se, but was more neurological in nature.

:(
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-22-09 01:18 PM
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9. How very sad. RIP
:cry:
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