77th birth anniversary of late Kitty O’Neil
Google Doodle: Kitty O’Neil, a famous American stuntwoman and actress who was deaf from a young age, was commemorated by Google on her 77th birthday anniversary with a doodle featuring her in a yellow jumpsuit. She went on to become one of Hollywood’s most famous stunt drivers. Google celebrated Kitty O’Neil’s 77th birth anniversary with a doodle that depicted her in a yellow jumpsuit. Despite being deaf since childhood, she became a well-known stunt driver in Hollywood and held the women’s absolute land speed record until 2019.
About the Kitty O’Neil:
- Born in Texas in 1946, Kitty O’Neil overcame deafness caused by multiple diseases to become a celebrated American stuntwoman and actor. Despite her disability, O’Neil achieved fame as one of Hollywood’s most recognized stunt drivers and performers, doubling for numerous movies and shows.
In 1976, O’Neil set the women’s absolute land speed record driving a hydrogen peroxide-powered three-wheeled rocket car, achieving an average speed of 825.127 kmph and a top speed of 999 kmph. This earned her the title of the “fastest woman in the world.” In addition to her land speed record, O’Neil also set a women’s high-fall record of 127 feet (39 m) while performing as a stunt double in the 1979 episode of the Wonder Woman TV series, which she later broke.
Sadly, O’Neil passed away in 2018 at the age of 72 due to pneumonia. In 2019, she was posthumously honored with the Oscars in Memoriam award. Her life story was depicted in a biopic titled Silent Victory: The Kitty O’Neil Story, which was released in 1979 and highlighted her record-breaking land speed achievement.
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