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Oct 11, 2017 · The real-life inspiration for the new film “Breathe,” Diana Cavendish, attended a screening Monday. The film starring Claire Foy focuses on Diana and her husband Robin (played by Andrew...
Developer of medical aids for paralyzed people. Spouse. Diana Blacker. . ( m. 1957) . Children. Jonathan Cavendish. Robin Francis Cavendish, MBE (12 March 1930 – 8 August 1994), was a British advocate for people with disability, medical aid developer, and one of the longest-lived responauts [a] in Britain.
Jonathan Stewart Cavendish was born 4 February 1959, [citation needed] the son of Robin Cavendish and Diana Blacker Cavendish, who became advocates for the disabled following Robin's paralysis by polio in December 1958. Cavendish studied history at Oxford University. Career. Cavendish began his career in advertising.
Dec 21, 2017 · Home / Entertainment. The remarkable true-life story behind Breathe. By Des Sampson. 21 Dec, 2017 01:00 AM5 mins to read. Breathe is the remarkable true-life story of Robin and Diana Cavendish....
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In 1956 he met Diana Blacker and they married in 1957. The couple were looking forward to their life together. But just before the birth of their only child, Cavendish stumbled and fell while playing tennis, and woke in the night with an aching arm. He was losing feeling in his limbs.
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Diana Blacker (1957 - August 8, 1994) (his death, 1 child) Trivia. Father of producer Jonathan Cavendish. Was stricken with polio at the age of 28. Despite being initially given only three months to live, Cavendish lived until the age of 64, becoming one of the longest-living polio survivors in Great Britain.
Nov 30, 2017 · Although given just a few months to live, Cavendish, through force of will, the strength of devoted wife Diana (Claire Foy) and the innovative work of inventor friend Teddy Hall (Hugh...
