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'Polio Paul,' Texas man who spent most of the past 70 years in an iron lung, dies at 78

DALLAS -- Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations by becoming a lawyer and author, died Monday afternoon at the age of 78, according to ...
Yahoo

The extraordinary life of man in iron lung who practiced as a lawyer and ‘loved wine and women’

Six-year-old Paul Alexander was enjoying playing outside with his brother when he started to feel unwell, with a pounding headache, aching neck and rapidly developing fever. He trudged home for dinner ...
Yahoo

Paul Alexander, the 'man in the iron lung', dies aged 78

A man who attracted a large following and inspired millions with the story of his life in an iron lung has died at 78. Confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, Paul Alexander ...
WRAL

‘Polio Paul,’ who spent most of the past 70 years in an iron lung, dies at 78

(CNN) — Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations by becoming a lawyer and author, died Monday afternoon at the age of 78, according to ...
WISH-TV

Paul Alexander, the last man living in an iron lung, dies at 78

(CNN) — Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations by becoming a lawyer and author, died Monday afternoon at the age of 78, according to ...