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T O C H E C K F O R theater showings of The Peanut Butter Falcon, go to thepeanutbutterfalconmovie.com. It is also available for preorder on Amazon Prime Video. Kelly's Hollywood is available on Amazon Prime Video; for more information, go to kellyshollywood.com. "The whole movie is about someone like Zack being able to do what other people do," Nilson says. Another performer, Kelly Donovan, was born with Down syndrome, and at age 5 doctors discovered a hole in her heart and said she wouldn't live past 20. The high-spirited, extroverted Kelly and older brother Brian were inseparable growing up in 1970s New York, bonded by a love of performing and described by Brian as "soul mates." She dreamed of becoming a Hollywood diva, so when he moved to Los Angeles as an adult, he brought her out and started filming their journey to create and present a live one-night-only variety show starring Kelly. Kelly's Hollywood documents not only unconditional family love and Kelly 's exuberant talents, but also the challenges as h e r h e a l t h b e g a n t o f a i l a n d Br i a n's t i g h t rel ation ship w ith hi s sibling threatened the relationship with his fiancée. e show, a red-carpet event complete with press cov- erage, eventually took place. Sadly, Kelly passed away in 2009 at age 39. Brian Donovan said that "the dignity of risk" guided the show and the documen- tary. "It's the idea [f rom writer Robert Perske] that self-deter- mination shouldn't be impeded by excessively c a u t i o u s c a re g iv e r s ," he said in a story in the Sydney Morning Herald. "It's a scary proposition, but if you strip that autonomy from a human being, you strip away their passion for life. "at's all my sister ever wanted — not to be famous, but to be recognized as a fully realized person." "That's all my sister ever wanted — not to be famous, but to be recognized as a fully realized person." —Brian Donovan, of his sister Kelly 43 O C T O B E R / N O V E M B E R 2 019 APPLY TODAY: call 1-888-758-7946 or visit newcardonline.com Mention Priority Code VC01LG Amazon.com Gift Card Bonus Offer** (students not eligible) PLUS $ 200 For more information about the rates, fees, other costs and benefits associated with the use of the credit card, call the toll-free number above or visit www.newcardonline.com. * You will also earn 2% cash back at grocery stores and wholesale clubs. Earn 3% and 2% cash back on the first $2,500 in combined choice category/grocery store/wholesale club purchases each quarter. Once the $2,500 quarterly limit is reached, additional Net Purchases will earn base cash rewards of 1%. ** You will qualify for a $200 Amazon.com Gift Card if you use your new credit card account to make any combination of Net Purchase transactions totaling at least $500 (exclusive of any fees, returns and adjustments) that post to your account within 90 days of the account open date. The account must be open and have charging privileges to qualify for and receive the gift card. Limit 1 gift card per new account. This one-time promotion is limited to customers opening a new account in response to this offer and will not apply to requests to convert existing accounts. Allow 8-12 weeks from qualifying for delivery of the gift card. Offer sponsored by Bank of America. We may substitute an item of equal or greater value and we are not responsible for lost, stolen or undelivered merchandise. Federal law prohibits students from receiving the gift card premium. The value of this reward may constitute taxable income to you. You may be issued an Internal Revenue Service Form 1099 (or other appropriate form) that reflects the value of such reward. Please consult your tax advisor, as neither we, nor our affiliates, provide tax advice. Restrictions apply, see amazon.com/gc-legal. This credit card program is issued and administered by Bank of America, N.A. Visa and Visa Signature are registered trademarks of Visa International Service Association, and are used by the issuer pursuant to license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. Bank of America and the Bank of America logo are registered trademarks of Bank of America Corporation. ©2019 Bank of America Corporation ARV5KBMP CC051019 MB1019-AD-CAEDU THE CTA ® CASH REWARDS VISA SIGNATURE ® CREDIT CARD 3% CASH BACK in the CATEGORY of YOUR CHOICE* Gas Online Shopping Dining Travel Drug Stores Home Improvement & Furnishings New card design

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