Rain Man Dies at 58

[musclemom]

A remarkable individual who gave neuroscience nearly as many questions as he did answers:

US man who inspired Rain Man dies

A relative says Kim Peek, the man who inspired the title character in the Oscar-winning movie Rain Man, has died. He was 58.

Fran Peek says his son had a heart attack on Saturday and was pronounced dead at a hospital in the Salt Lake City suburb of Murray.

Peek was a savant with a remarkable memory. Fran Peek says his son could read a book just once and memorise it.

Kim Peek inspired Barry Morrow when he wrote Rain Man, the movie that won four Academy Awards, including best actor for Dustin Hoffman, who played the title role.

 

[iggy]

that was a great movie.
r.i.p. rainman

 

[-SD-]

I will watch Judge Wapner in his honor.

 

[OMEGA]

YouTube - Sepultura - Mongoloid(Devo Cover)

 

[princesa]

aww ..how sad!

He was only 58?! He was very young, I thought he was older.

 

[nydj66]

I'm definitely not wearing my underwear. But on a positive note, I'm an excellent driver.

 

[b0und]

He was also the only savant known to science who could read two pages of a book simultaneously - one with each eye, regardless of whether it was upside down or sideways on.

His ability to retain 98 per cent of the information he absorbed led to his designation "mega-savant"'.

'Mega-savant' who inspired Rain Man

Holy crap!!!












b0und (wow)

 

[Smurfy]

oh man, i thought this was about Dustin Hoffman. still sad though

 

[stilleto]

I've posted it here a few times but my brother is a savant.
He's autistic (19 years old) and has a LOT of quirks. You can't touch him. he's ultra sensitive to some things (like he feels getting his hair cut hurts. and he is almost paralized if there are too many butterflies near him). But he paints better than any picasso i've ever seen. It's hard to explain, but he sees colors in things where there is no color. he describes people in color and in ways that are so abstract but make perfect sense.

 

[Lambruh]

Damn I thought you were talking about Shawn Kemp, i'm surpised he's not dead yet