Reader Blind: Trust the Internet to finally expose one of the biggest scams of the last century.

http://www.agcwebpages.com/BLINDITEMS/2021/JANUARY.html

301. ENTERTAINMENT LAWYER 01/31 **6**

https://www.crazydaysandnights.net/2021/01/blind-item-6-reader-blind_31.html

People are finally starting to talk about the ridiculousness of the whole story. The older (Anne Sullivan) of the two women suffered from a mild physical disability and the younger woman (Helen Keller) who played the bigger role suffered from mental problems due to childhood illness (scarlet fever or meningitis). However, she was not anywhere near as disabled (deaf and blind) as how she acted in public. The whole thing was an act so they could rake in lots of money. The two women, who became lovers, milked all they could out of their "performances" and a book ("The Story of My Life"), a stage show, and a movie ("The Miracle Worker") followed. The two actresses (Anne Bancroft as Annie Sullivan/Academy Award for Best Actress) (Patty Duke as Helen Keller/Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress) who were in the movie both won a prestigious award. These two women made a lot of money off this. The only one who ever really attempted to expose them was a family maid (Polly Thomson). She did speak out before she died which has been the main source for the recent online chatter. Anne Sullivan/Helen Keller/deaf and blind/"The Story of My Life"/"The Miracle Worker"/Anne Bancroft as Annie Sullivan "Academy Award for Best Actress"/Patty Duke as Helen Keller "Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress"/Polly Thomson (Bizarre Gen Z conspiracy theory that Helen Keller was a FRAUD who 'didn't exist' takes off on social media - leaving older generations baffled) (Biography compiled by Gregor Ziemer about Polly Thomson's life and work with Helen Keller. 1958)