Sandra Elaine Allen
Sandra Elaine Allen (born June 18, 1955 in Chicago , Illinois , † August 13, 2008 in Shelbyville , Indiana ) was an American height record holder who stood with her 2.32 m since 1976 in the Guinness Book of Records . The Chinese Yao Defen , who died in November 2012, set a new record with 2.36 m.
Life
Sandra Elaine Allen's unusual size was the result of a tumor in her pituitary gland that released growth hormones in an uncontrolled manner. Only at the age of 22 could the growth be stopped by a surgical intervention, without which she would have continued to grow.
Allen wrote an autobiographical book about her life (Cast A Giant Shadow) and has appeared in various films, including Oscar-winning Fellini's Casanova . The band Split Enz from New Zealand wrote a song about it, which on the album Time and Tide was published by the 1982nd
Due to her enormous size, she was recently dependent on a wheelchair, as her body could no longer withstand the stress of standing. Allen had withdrawn from public life in a nursing home years ago, where she died on August 13, 2008 at the age of 53.
See also
Web links
- Sandy Allen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Obituary on MSNBC
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sandy Allen in the Guinness Book of Records (English) ( Memento from May 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ derstandard.at: Biggest woman in the world died in China.Retrieved December 5, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Allen, Sandra Elaine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American size record holder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 2008 |
| Place of death | Shelbyville , Indiana , United States |