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American entrepreneur famous for his race car driving and automotive developments in designing the cult-classic Shelby Cobras and Ford's Shelby Mustang. Carroll Shelby received a heart transplant in 1990, then in 1996, a living donor kidney transplant from his son. Carroll died May 10, 2012, at the age of 89. Heart: 1990; Kidney: 1996
The Fox Theatre is a performing arts center located at 2211 Woodward Avenue in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, near the Grand Circus Park Historic District. Opened in 1928 as a flagship movie palace in the Fox Theatres chain, it was at over 5,000 seats the largest theater in the city.
The Detroit Fox Theatre (1928) was the first theater ever constructed with built-in film sound equipment. Commissioned by William Fox and built by architect C. Howard Crane, the ornate Detroit Fox was fully restored in 1988. It is the largest of the nation's Fox Theatres with 5,045 seats.
Former Kansas and NBA big man Scot Pollard underwent successful heart transplant surgery Friday, his wife announced via social media. Pollard was admitted to the intensive care unit last week as ...
The Senate Theater is a theater in Detroit, Michigan, known for its "Mighty Wurlitzer" pipe organ, originally installed at the Fisher Theater.The Senate opened in 1926, deteriorated substantially after its closure in the 1950s, and reopened in 1964 under the ownership and volunteer operation of the Detroit Theatre Organ Society.
Watch the emotional moment this liver donor meets the life she saved. “Sandy gave a piece of herself to save my baby’s life. Organ donation is truly an unconditional gift,” said Sonny’s ...
DKMS originally was founded in Germany in 1991 by Dr. Peter Harf as Deutsche Knochenmarkspenderdatei, or German Bone Marrow Donor Center, but once it opened operations in the United States, Poland ...
The remaining 70 percent must rely on the generosity of an unrelated donor to save their lives. There are more than 90 stem cell and marrow donor registries in 56 countries. [7] Gift of Life was the first registry in the world to human leukocyte antigen tissue type stem cell and marrow donors on a mass scale at donor drives using buccal swabs.