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Florence "Rusty" Tullis (née Steinberg; May 29, 1936 – November 11, 2006), also known as Rusty Dennis, Rusty Mason and Rusty Dennis Mason, was an American woman known for being the mother of Rocky Dennis, who was diagnosed with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia.
- Florence Steinberg, May 29, 1936, Brooklyn, New York, US
- November 11, 2006 (aged 70), Montebello, California, US
- Joshua Mason, Roy L. Dennis
- Subject of the film Mask
By Dennis McLellan. Nov. 15, 2006 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Florence “Rusty” Tullis, the strong-willed biker mother of a son with a rare disfiguring disease, who was portrayed by Cher in...
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Feb 21, 2022 · Doctors told his mother, Florence “Rusty” Dennis, that the boy would suffer multiple disabilities because of his disease, and would most likely die before he turned seven. Miraculously, Roy L. “Rocky” Dennis beat the odds and lived a nearly normal life until he was 16.
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Nov 16, 2006 · Dennis, known as Rocky, died in 1978 at 16. The 1985 movie “Mask” was based on his life, with Cher portraying Ms. Tullis, then known as Rusty Dennis, as his unstable yet loving mother. Much...
Nov 11, 2006 · Added: Nov 14, 2006. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 16644704. Sponsored by Just Visiting. Source citation. Florence Rusty Tullis, the strong-willed biker mother of a son with a rare, disfiguring disease who inspired the 1985 movie Mask, has died. She was 70.
Nov 19, 2006 · DENNIS MCLELLAN. Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — Florence “Rusty” Tullis, the strong-willed biker mother of a son with a rare, disfiguring disease who inspired the 1985 movie “Mask,”...
Early life and diagnosis. Rocky Dennis was born in Glendora, California, to Florence "Rusty" Tullis and Roy Dennis. At the age of two, he was diagnosed with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia, also known as CDD or lionitis, an extremely rare disease occurring in approximately one in every 220 million births, with fewer than 20 recorded cases.
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