50 years later, the man born without arms who became the face of the Thalidomide disaster continues to inspire others. Duncan Lindsay for Metro.co.ukTuesday 13 Oct 2015 4:04 pm. (Picture: BBC) Born without any arms, Brett Nielsen quickly became the face of the infamous Thalidomide disaster in the late 50s and the 60s. He was the first baby born without arms due to Thalidomide in Australia and an award-winning documentary aired in 1965 which followed Brettâs development and day to day life as a 4-year-old struggling with his condition.
July 31, 1957 (age 52) Dirk Blocker (born July 31, 1957) played Abel Makay in the episode School Mom on Little House on the Prairie. His father is Dan Blocker, who played Hoss Cartwright on Bonanza. Other works for Blocker include M*A*S*H, MacGyver, Murder, She Wrote, Walker Texas Ranger, Doogie Howser, M.D., among others. He is currently married to actress Danielle Aubuchon.
Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Pernell Roberts, the outspoken actor who played Adam Cartwright, the thoughtful eldest son on televisionâs seminal western series âBonanzaâ and who was the last surviving member of the showâs original family, died Sunday at his home in Malibu, Calif.He was 81.n obituary on Tuesday about the actor Pernell Roberts misstated the cause of death. His lawyer and friend Richard A. Stone said it was pancreatic cancer, not prostate cancer. The obituary also misstated the year Mr. Robertsâs son, Christopher, died.