77th birth anniversary of late Kitty O’Neil: Kitty O’Neil, a famous American stuntwoman and actress who was deaf from a young age, was honoured by Google with a doodle depicting her in a yellow jumpsuit on her 77th birthday anniversary. 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 rose to prominence in Hollywood as a stunt driver and held the women’s absolute land speed record until 2019.
March 2023 Current Affairs Quiz
About the Kitty O’Neil:
- Kitty O’Neil was a stuntwoman and actor from Texas who was born in 1946. She became deaf at a young age due to contracting multiple diseases. Despite this, she went on to become one of Hollywood’s most well-known stunt drivers and performers, serving as a stunt double in a number of films and television shows.
- In 1976, O’Neil set the women’s absolute land speed record while driving a three-wheeled hydrogen peroxide rocket car at 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.” She 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 would later break.
- O’Neil died of pneumonia in 2018 at the age of 72. In 2019, she received the Oscars in Memoriam award. A biopic about her life, called Silent Victory: The Kitty O’Neil Story, was released in 1979 and showcased her land speed record achievement.
- A biopic named Silent Victory: The Kitty O’Neil Story, was released in 1979, and she received the Oscars in Memoriam award in 2019. She died of pneumonia in 2018 at the age of 72.
