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‘Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore’ Is a Must-Watch Documentary About a Deaf Jewish Trailblazer

JL;DR SUMMARY Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore is a compelling documentary about the acclaimed actress's journey as a Deaf Jewish trailblazer. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityHollywoodDocumentaryTikkun OlamRepresentationDeaf CommunityHenry WinklerMarlee MatlinShoshannah SternCoda

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Chicago, Illinois, United States
"approached Winkler after the show and asked him to tell her daughter how hard it is to be an actress, even when you are hearing, and to dissuade her from her dream but Winkler told her that she had the wrong person, and became Matlins cheerleader instead."

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