Stephen Wiltshire - The Human Camera Man


	Stephen Wiltshire - The Human Camera Man

BartendingBear

4-2-2008 7:59 PM

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BartendingBear says:

WOW! Read his full story at the second clipped site in the preview.

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4-2-2008 8:15 PM

mona

i saw a documentary about this guy a while back and was duly impressed. Good to see him getting more of a mention - it's a truly remarkable story!

4-3-2008 12:39 AM

zizzy

The documentary was on PBS.

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