David Helfgott

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David Helfgott (born May 19, 1947) is a controversial Australian pianist. He is as well-known for having schizoaffective disorder as for his piano playing. Helfgott's life inspired the Oscar-winning film "Shine", directed by Scott Hicks and starring Geoffrey Rush and Noah Taylor as Helfgott at different periods of his life. Wikipedia
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May 19, 1947
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  • The Official Homepage

    www.davidhelfgott.com/

  • Wikipedia

    The definitive Wikipedia entry for David Helfgott. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Helfgott

  • INKPOT#65 CLASSICAL MUSIC...

    Things improve when Helfgott recovers and meets a wonderful woman who helps to heal him and later becomes his second wife.
    inkpot.com/classical/helfgott98p.html

  • Denis Dutton on David Helfgott

    Is it despite or because of the most scathing reviews dumped on any pianist in recent memory that Helfgott continues to get rapturous, standing ovations?
    www.denisdutton.com/helfgott.htm

  • David Helfgott's Biography

    David Helfgott was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1947 to Polish-Jewish parents.
    www.geocities.com/laosw/Classical_Html/HelfgottBio.htm

  • Shrink Tunes

    This is Margaret Helfgott's claim in "Out of Tune: David Helfgott and the Myth of Shine" (Warner Books, 1998, with Tom Gross), and she makes a good case for it.
    www.moonlightstudios.com/shrinktunes/shine.html

  • Shine (film) - Wikipedia,...

    Shine is a 1996 Australian film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott , who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. It stars Geoffrey Rush , Lynn ...
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shine_%28film%29

  • Edith Cowan University

    Possibly the best known classical pianist in the world, David Helfgott last night received an honorary doctorate from Edith Cowan University (ECU) for his contribution to the arts.
    ecumediaqa.ids.ecu.edu.au/popups/mrPopup.asp?mrID=654

  • For Audience at a Recital,...

    At times during the recital Tuesday night, Mr. Helfgott, dressed in a frilly, loose-fitting white shirt and slick black pants, his face all nervous twitches and eager grins, seemed touchingly connected to his listeners.
    query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E2DD1230F935A...

  • G&PS Honorary Awards -...

    ... Dusty, AO MBE 2002 Mr David Helfgott 2004 Doctor of Philosophy Mr Peter Cowan, AM 1995 Mrs Shirley de la Hunty, AO MBE 2001 Doctor of Science Mr William Henry Butler...
    www.ecu.edu.au/GPPS/har/recipients.html