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Terry Fox
Acting
28 Jul 1958
† 28 Jun 1981
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Biography
Terry’s personal experience and research led him to a simple conclusion – more money was needed for cancer research. And so, in the modest but motivated style that would prove to be his trademark, Terry started training and planning for his cross-Canada run to raise funds for cancer research. He dipped his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean on April 12th, 1980 and proceeded to unite Canadians in a way never before, nor since, seen. The only thing that could have stopped Terry from reaching the...
Also Known As
Terrance Stanley Fox
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