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Polio and Iron Lungs in the 1950s. Le Clercq's Illness. American Masters

Premiered June 20, 2014
Polio and Iron Lungs in the 1950s. Le Clercq's Illness.

An iron lung allowed Tanaquil Le Clercq to breathe after she contracted polio in 1956.

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American Masters

American Masters, committed to producing comprehensive film biographies about the broad cast of characters who comprise our cultural history.

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