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    Laurence Kim Peek (November 11, 1951 – December 19, 2009) was an American savant. Known as a "megasavant", he had an exceptional memory, but he also experienced...
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  • the character of Raymond after meeting Kim Peek, a real-life savant; his characterization was based on both Peek and Bill Sackter, a good friend of Morrow...
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    Hungarian autistic writer and artist Nadia Chomyn, British autistic artist Kim Peek, American "megasavant" Leslie Lemke, American musician Rex Lewis-Clack...
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  • Look up peek, Peek, or PEEK in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Peek or PEEK may refer to: Peek (data type operation), an operation on data types such...
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    linked to inheritance of the X chromosome. A 2008 study concluded that Kim Peek, who was the basis for Dustin Hoffman's character Raymond Babbitt in the...
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    "stone" to form the integrated concept of a tombstone.[citation needed] Kim Peek was arguably the most well-known savant. He was born on November 11, 1951...
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  • specialized. In extreme cases, like those of Solomon Shereshevsky and Kim Peek, memory skills can reportedly hinder social skills.[medical citation needed]...
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  • statuette on permanent loan to Salt Lake City in memory of Kim Peek, and put forward the money for the Peek Award, which "pays tribute to artists, media makers...
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  • performance. The book describes the prodigious memory and 87-point IQ of Kim Peek, the inspiration for the 1988 movie Rain Man. Foer discusses how Daniel...
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    Retrieved June 22, 2023. Rothman, Michael (June 18, 2014). "Take a Sneak Peek at Kim Kardashian's New Video Game". ABC News. Disney Media Networks. Archived...
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    correlations between corpus callosum malformation and autism spectrum disorders. Kim Peek, a savant and the inspiration behind the movie Rain Man, was found with...
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  • Unfortunately, many savants who have performed memory feats, such as Kim Peek and Daniel Tammet, have not been rigorously studied; they do claim not...
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  • Saints Frank Moss (1911–2003), U.S. Senator representing Utah (1959–1977) Kim Peek (1951–2009), savant Vernon B. Romney (1924–2013), Attorney General of Utah...
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  • baseball executive Kim Novak (born 1933), American actress Kim O'Brien, American actress Kim Peek (1951–2009), American savant Kim Petersen (born 1956)...
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  • 2008 – Dock Ellis, American baseball player and coach (b. 1945) 2009 – Kim Peek, American megasavant (b. 1951) 2010 – Anthony Howard, English journalist...
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    A Monster'; Sets Sneak Peek At Comic-Con". Deadline. Retrieved June 8, 2022. Miller, Liz Shannon (January 5, 2021). "Joel Kim Booster Isn't Afraid to...
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  • Sackter. Morrow, having met savant Kim Peek, who had a unique neurological condition, conceived of a character based on Peek, though partly, again, on Sackter...
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    Athanasius Kircher Society. It held only a single session in 2007, featuring Kim Peek and Col. Joe Kittinger. Moonwalking with Einstein, Penguin Press HC, March...
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    Choir from 1974 to 1999. LaVern W. Parmley, LDS Church Primary President Kim Peek, inspiration for the character of Raymond Babbitt, played by Dustin Hoffman...
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  • disorders have average intelligence and live normal lives.[citation needed] Kim Peek, inspiration for the film Rain Man and renowned for his savant abilities...
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  • the most well-known cases of savant memory is Kim Peek, the man on which the movie Rain Man was based. Peek had a reported savant memory for most information...
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  • natural causes. Zeki Ökten, 68, Turkish film director, heart disease. Kim Peek, 58, American savant, inspiration for Rain Man, heart attack. Donald Pickering...
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  • poet 1950 – Jim Peterik, American singer-songwriter and guitarist 1951 – Kim Peek, American megasavant (d. 2009) 1951 – Marc Summers, American television...
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  • needed] December 18 – Connie Hines, American actress (b. 1931) December 19 – Kim Peek, American savant (b. 1951)[citation needed] December 20 Brittany Murphy...
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  • published in Korea, Ping Lian Yeak included amongst the Real Rain Man (Kim Peek), Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, Warren Edward Buffett, etc. Real Reading...
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  • / Human Calculator / Eyelid Puller / Human Harmonica / Bikini Barber / Kim Peek, a man with an exceptional memory. 1–04 February 2, 2000 (2000-02-02) A...
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  • who had progeria Derek Paravicini, a blind savant and musical prodigy Kim Peek, a savant Oscar Pistorius, amputee athlete Sarah Scantlin, who awoke and...
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  • Stadium. The 100 torchbearers who ran across the city included Utah savant Kim Peek, who inspired the film Rain Man. The flame was brought into the stadium...
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  • Kourtney and Kim Take Miami (titled Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami for its first two seasons) is an American reality television series. It premiered on...
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    role; the role was originally written after writer Barry Morrow met savant Kim Peek. Other sources for the character of Raymond include Bill Sackter and Mark...
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