Oliver Sacks Dead: Neurologist and 'Awakenings' Author Was 82
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The Oscar-nominated film starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro was based on Sacks' account of working with post-encephalitic patients.
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Oliver Sacks, MD, Story-telling Neurologist, Dies at 82
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Author and neurologist Oliver Sacks dies at 82
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Oliver Sacks Dies at 82
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Oliver Sacks, Famed Neurologist and 'Awakenings' Author Dies at 82 - ABC News
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Famous neurologist Oliver Sacks dies – DW – 08/30/2015
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Oliver Sacks Dead: Neurologist and 'Awakenings' Author Was 82
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Remembering Oliver Sacks, 'Old Jewish Atheist' With a Great Brain and Even Greater Heart – The Forward
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Oliver Sacks, 'Awakenings' Author and Neurologist, Dies at 82
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Oliver Sacks, famed neurologist, dies in New York
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Awakenings' author, renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks dies at 82
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Writing till death, Oliver Sacks offers words of healing - The Boston Globe