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The Polio Crusade

The film interweaves the personal accounts of polio survivors with the story of an ardent crusader who tirelessly fought on their behalf while scientists raced to eradicate this dreaded disease. Based in part on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book Polio: An American Story by David Oshinsky, Features interviews with historians, scientists, polio survivors, and the only surviving scientist from the core research team that developed the Salk vaccine, Julius Youngner.

Release : February 02, 2009

Website : https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/polio/#film_description

Budget : $0.00

Revenue : $0.00

Duration : 55 minutes

Rating : 0.00

Credits

Linda Hunt

Linda Hunt ( Linda Hunt )

Narrator

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Larry Becker ( Larry Becker )

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Kathryn Black ( Kathryn Black )

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Betty Cook Brown ( Betty Cook Brown )

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Anne B. Crockett-Stark ( Anne B. Crockett-Stark )

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John M. Johnson ( John M. Johnson )

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Samuel L. Katz ( Samuel L. Katz )

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Paul A. Offit ( Paul A. Offit )

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David M. Oshinsky ( David M. Oshinsky )

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Eleanor Sage ( Eleanor Sage )

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Peter L. Salk ( Peter L. Salk )

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John Troan ( John Troan )

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Eugene F. Warren ( Eugene F. Warren )

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Julius Youngner ( Julius Youngner )

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Judy Garland

Judy Garland ( Judy Garland )

Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)

Mickey Rooney

Mickey Rooney ( Mickey Rooney )

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