Martha Lillard
Last American to be living in the iron lung (1948 – now) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For Andrew MacLeish's third wife named Martha Hillard, see Andrew MacLeish § Life and career.
Not to be confused with Matthew Lillard.
Martha Ann Lillard[1] (born June 8, 1948) is an American polio survivor who is still living in an iron lung. She became the only person after Paul Alexander's death still living in the iron lung. She contracted polio in 1953 when she was five years old.[2]
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Born | Martha Ann Lillard (1948-06-08) June 8, 1948 (age 75) Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Being the last person in the iron lung |
Family | Cindy (sister), Daryl (brother-in-law) |
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