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Summary list of famous folks who might be / might have been celiac,
wheat-allergic, gluten-intolerant, or just speculatively somehow "one of
us":  Sorry, in some cases, folks didn't know their names, just a
description, so I tried to fill in the blanks by googling.  If you know
better, please correct me.  In some cases, I have an interesting link,
some info I can't confirm, some (especially quite a few who appear to be
Brits) I don't even know who they are, so if you do, please enlighten us
all, and I'll post another summary later.  In some cases the links
confirm some "allergy" info, in others, they merely identify who the
person is.  

 

Your comments (with my editorials, or links, if I found them)

 

(1) I think Carol Channing might be Celiac - you know she carries her
food everywhere - even to the White House.  

(2) I have been told by other celiacs that Carol Channing, famous
actress onstage years ago that she is a celiac; she was used as an
example to me to encourage me to dine out more with my own food in tow.
The story goes that Carol Channing had such severe allergies that she
had a personal chef, and he would make her something to take with her
wherever she went, and she would discreetly just "whip out" her own food
at restaurants and private parties and everyone just accepted it, all
she said was she had severe food allergies and everyone gave a clear
berth.

 

The actress who starred as Lois Lane with Christopher Reeve in the first
superman movie.  What was her name..husky voice, thin?  I think this is
the actress Margot Kidder, I found a link for an article she wrote about
alternative medicine and bipolar disorder, in which she mentions wheat
and dairy sensitivities, but no specific confirmation that she is celiac

http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/aminobipolar.htm

 

Unrelated "bonus":  On the same web site, another article:  Mental
Symptoms of "Wheat Allergy" (Celiac Disease) by Sheryl Tingley:
http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/wheat.htm

 

The youngest girl on "The View" (Elisabeth Hasselbeck) who just had a
baby has celiac because she's mentioned it a few times.  Here's a link
that confirms it:
http://www.celiacchicks.com/2005/03/as_seen_on_tv.html  (looks like this
might be a fun celiac resource, too!  Check out the bakery, restaurant,
and recipe pictures and wipe that drool off your chin...)

 

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (I wonder if other Kennedys might have celiac?)


 

I think I've heard Abe Lincoln was also celiac, or suspect.

 

Edna St. Vincent Millay!  A biography of her called "Savage Beauty" by
Nancy Milford is said to be a really great read.  

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0375760814/ref%3Ddp%5Fretu
rn%5F1/103/002-0647416-8915256

 

Rich Gannon's (NFL football player) daughter Danielle

http://www.celiaccenter.org/GannonPSA.html

 

Joe C (Joseph Calleja) (who hung out with Kid Rock?) passed away from
celiac at age 26

http://www.penny.ca/JoeC.htm

 

Jane Swift was lieutenant governor in Massachusetts, and became the
first female MA governor in 2001 (replaced by Mitt Romney in 2002) - a
little extra info from before she was elected Lieutenant Governor:

Celiac Disease in the News: Two political opponents share appetites,
gluten-free that is.  Jane M. Swift (Republican) and

Warren E. Tolman (Democrat) were candidates for lieutenant governor.
Though divided by party affiliations, they are united on the food front
as both are celiacs.  Tolman was diagnosed 5 years ago when he was 33
years old.  He is 6'4" tall.  His picture should be distributed to any
health professional who is only looking for people with short stature.
Swift was diagnosed during her late 20's and discussed strategies for
eating on the campaign trail.
http://www.enabling.org/ia/celiac/sn/spnk9812.html

 

There is a book by Lance Armstrong's (7-time winner of the Tour de
France bicycle race and cancer survivor) mother, No Mountain High
Enough.  On page 15 she indicates she had celiac as a child.   She's not
a celebrity, but I thought it was interesting.  I hope she knows that
it's not a just a childhood issue if it's truly celiac.  

 

Author and comedienne Sarah Vowell (often on NPR radio, she did a funny
take on "wheat allergy" and Living Without magazine on NPR, and also was
Violet in the Incredibles)

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1102970/bio

 

Linda Ireland, Seattle

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