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Stuntwoman
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Stuntwoman

Associated Press · June 11, 1977

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Los Angeles -- Kitty O'Neil has been a stuntwoman for only nine months and is a deaf mute. She gets her signals via hand signals from her husband, veteran Hollywood stuntman Duffy Hambleton. Kitty has made a 105-foot leap into water and a 75 foot jump into an inflated air bag. She claims to have jumped higher--or fallen further than any other woman.

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