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Bernard Rimland
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Born
November 15
,
1928
·
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died
November 21
,
2006
·
El Cajon, California, USA
(prostate cancer)
Birth name
Bernard S. Rimland
Nickname
The Father of Modern Autism Research
Mini Bio
Bernard Rimland was born on November 15, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He is known for
Rain Man (1988)
,
Horizon (1964)
and
Lifting the Fog: A Look Into the Mysteries of Autism (2004)
. He was married to Gloria Belle Alf. He died on November 21, 2006 in El Cajon, California, USA.
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Spouse
Gloria Belle Alf
(August 28, 1951 - November 21, 2006) (his death, 3 children)
Trivia
Authority on autism.
Children: Helen, Paul, and
Mark Rimland
.
He was a technical adviser for "Rain Man"; Dustin Hoffmann based his performance, in part, on Rimland's autistic son.
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