Kendall
An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
Mag, I didn't doubt her deafness, I was just surprised that a producer
would be enlightened enough to cast a person with deafness. I guess
there is progress being made!
Kendall
An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
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From: Magenta Raine [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 1:14 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: New member
no, i read her biography, Deanne bray is deaf. I have met several deaf
people who spoke as well as she, with the exception of the word "zoo",
which they pronounce as I do: "doo"... it just takes them years of
practice.
Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye," a groundbreaking, original drama was inspired by
the
true story of Sue Thomas, who although profoundly deaf from the age of
18
months, overcame significant obstacles to work surveillance for the
F.B.I.
This series is a coming-of-age, suspenseful drama starring Deanne Bray,
a
severely deaf actress who like Sue Thomas, was strongly encouraged by
her
parents to speak and read lips. "Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye" is entertainment
aimed not just at hearing audiences but at the more than 28 million deaf
and hard of hearing individuals in the United States (10% of the
population).
As portrayed in the series, Thomas (Bray) is a somewhat sheltered young
deaf woman who has recently graduated from college and is about to start
her first real job - which happens to be with the F.B.I. Disappointed
when
she is relegated to the tedious task of analyzing fingerprints, Sue
doesn't
remain there for long. A new acquaintance, F.B.I. agent Jack Hudson
(Yannick Bisson) discovers her unique lip reading ability and enlists
her
to join the bureau's elite surveillance team. Suddenly Sue and her
hearing
dog, Levi, are "G-men," caught up in a good deal more action than they
ever
bargained for. But what they lack in experience, they make up for in
spirit
and enthusiasm.
"We believe this is a precedent-setting series," says Dave Alan Johnson,
creator of "Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye" "Never before has there been a
television
show about the real life experiences and career of a deaf person - who
is
also portrayed by a deaf actor. When Deanne came in and auditioned
against
numerous other actresses - both hearing and deaf - she won the role. We
knew right away what an incredibly gifted woman she was and that she
perfectly embodied the persona of Sue Thomas."
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> [Original Message]
> From: Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 10/11/2005 12:04:04 PM
> Subject: Re: New member
>
> Mag, I think I've seen the show with Deanne Bray, and was convinced it
> was a relatively talented hearing actress playing a woman who was
deaf.
> The show that I didn't care for was the one on ABC that depicted a
blind
> cop. It seemed to put him in too many situations where his blindness
> would have been a bona fide job disqualification.
>
> Kendall=20
>
> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
>
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
> progress depends on the unreasonable man.
>
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Magenta Raine [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=20
> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 6:48 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: New member
>
> Ah yes, hockenberry... speaking of Geri Jewell, she was on lifetime's
> Strong Medicene last night as a patient with cp suffering from reflux
> because something in her throat was too spastic so they gave an
> injection
> of botox, and then the docs got curious about what would happen if
they
> injected her legs with it, she walked on forearm cructhes at the end
of
> the
> show. she played a good part, teaching her mother that she does not
> think
> of herself as a victim and she loves her life.
>
> Also forgot to mention the deaf actress deanne bray who plays a deaf
fbi
> agent because she can read lips in survience situations. she speaks
> perfectly, no deaf sounding words ever.
>
> Mag
>
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> > [Original Message]
> > From: Michael Jeffries <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: 10/10/2005 3:47:20 PM
> > Subject: Re: New member
> >
> > The reporter is John Hockenberry. He had his own show for a while.
> I
> think
> > he is still there working at NBC.. Martin Sheen has done an good
job
> on
> > "The West Wing" and Patrick Stewart for the X Men movies. I have
to
> ask
> > someone who has full cable about Geri Jewell. I only have
broadcast
> basic :(
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