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Terry Wiles was born in 1962, and he was left at the hospital by his un married mother. Eventually a childless couple gave him a home: Len was a truck driver, amateur inventor, and-so it would seem- full-time saint who immediately opened his heart to the boy; his wife Hazel took some persuading. That was accomplished by Terry him self, who, despite his deformities, was beguilingly bright and witty. Always poor, often unemployed, Len nevertheless contrived a series of machines that enabled Terry to achieve some measure of normality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: No Tears | 3/17/1980 | See Source »

...Shoulders is the dramatized saga of their triumph and tribulation. Its most winning feature is its lack of self-pity; these people do not cry, and they do not want the tears of others. Bryan Pringle and Judi Dench are more than convincing in the roles of Len and Hazel, but true honors must go to Terry Wiles, who plays himself. He has not acted be fore, but he could give lessons to many who have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: No Tears | 3/17/1980 | See Source »

Thirty-one organizations--including Oxfam--have distributed about $20 million of aid to Cambodia. Oxfam America contributed approximately $4 million of this total. Len Seligman, a fundraiser for Oxfam America, said yesterday Oxfam raised about $10,000 at Harvard through its annual fast...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Oxfam America Relief Workers See Improvement in Cambodia | 3/13/1980 | See Source »

...Coach: Len Ceglarski...

Author: By Nancy F. Bauer, | Title: A Pot of Their Own | 2/4/1980 | See Source »

...Boston College. Stung by academic suspensions, three top seniors--forward Joe Mullen, defenseman Joe Augustine and goalie Paul Skidmore--Len Ceglarski's crew had plummeted in the year's first half. The Beanpot offered a chance to turn things around; B.C. did by upsetting Northeastern, 7-2, then pushing B.U. to the brink in one of the tourney's most exciting finals ever. While they just missed out on a playoff berth, the revitalized Eagles finished the schedule strongly, grabbing seven out of nine Division One contests, including a 5-3 grudge match win over...

Author: By Jim Hershberg, | Title: Harvard Looks to Upset B.C... While Tradition Favors B.U. | 2/4/1980 | See Source »

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