At age 18, Kinmont competed in the giant slalom at the prestigious Snow Cup in Alta, Utah, on January 30, 1955.[1][2][3] She suffered a near-fatal accident which resulted in paralysis from the shoulders down.[4][5] That same week, she had been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine, dated January 31, 1955.[6]
Kinmont was engaged to ski racer and "daredevil" Dick Buek (1929–1957) at the time of his death, according to her autobiography.
After her rehabilitation, she went on to graduate from UCLA with a B.A. in German[7] and earned a teaching credential from the University of Washington in Seattle. She had a long career as an educator, first in Washington and then in Beverly Hills, California. She taught special education at Bishop Union Elementary School from 1975 to 1996 in her hometown of Bishop. She was an accomplished painter who had many exhibitions of her artwork.
Following "fifteen long days of incessant questioning and picture-taking"[9] by Life reporter Janet Mason and Life photographer Burk Uzzle, Life magazine published a 14-page photographic article about Jill's status nine years after the accident.[10]
At age forty, she married trucker John Boothe of Bishop in November 1976,[11] and they made their home in Bishop until shortly before her death.[12]
Jill Boothe died February 9, 2012, at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center. The cause of death was not released, and a report that Boothe died of complications related to surgery was not confirmed by the coroner.[13] She lived 57 years past her paralyzing ski accident and is buried in the East Line Street Cemetery in Bishop.
Crowe, Jerry. "Jill Kinmont Boothe is still going strong more than 50 years after paralyzing skiing accident," Los Angeles Times, Sunday, May 22, 2011.
jill, kinmont, boothe, february, 1936, february, 2012, notable, american, alpine, racer, life, story, turned, into, major, hollywood, movies, other, side, mountain, sequel, other, side, mountain, part, born, 1936, february, 1936los, angeles, california, diedfe. Jill Kinmont Boothe February 16 1936 February 9 2012 was a notable American alpine ski racer Her life story was turned into two major Hollywood movies The Other Side of the Mountain and its sequel The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 Jill Kinmont BootheBorn 1936 02 16 February 16 1936Los Angeles California U S DiedFebruary 9 2012 2012 02 09 aged 75 Carson City NevadaResting placeEast Line Street CemeteryBishop CaliforniaAlma materUCLAOccupationeducatorKnown forski racing quadriplegia tenacitySpouse s John G Boothe b 1941 m 1976 2012 her death Born in Los Angeles California Kinmont grew up in Bishop and learned to ski race at Mammoth Mountain in the Sierra Nevada mountains In early 1955 she was the reigning national champion in the slalom and a top prospect for a medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics a year away At age 18 Kinmont competed in the giant slalom at the prestigious Snow Cup in Alta Utah on January 30 1955 1 2 3 She suffered a near fatal accident which resulted in paralysis from the shoulders down 4 5 That same week she had been featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine dated January 31 1955 6 Kinmont was engaged to ski racer and daredevil Dick Buek 1929 1957 at the time of his death according to her autobiography After her rehabilitation she went on to graduate from UCLA with a B A in German 7 and earned a teaching credential from the University of Washington in Seattle She had a long career as an educator first in Washington and then in Beverly Hills California She taught special education at Bishop Union Elementary School from 1975 to 1996 in her hometown of Bishop She was an accomplished painter who had many exhibitions of her artwork Kinmont was the subject of two movies The Other Side of the Mountain in 1975 8 and The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 in 1978 Both films starred Marilyn Hassett as Kinmont Following fifteen long days of incessant questioning and picture taking 9 by Life reporter Janet Mason and Life photographer Burk Uzzle Life magazine published a 14 page photographic article about Jill s status nine years after the accident 10 At age forty she married trucker John Boothe of Bishop in November 1976 11 and they made their home in Bishop until shortly before her death 12 Jill Boothe died February 9 2012 at Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center The cause of death was not released and a report that Boothe died of complications related to surgery was not confirmed by the coroner 13 She lived 57 years past her paralyzing ski accident and is buried in the East Line Street Cemetery in Bishop Boothe was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 1967 References Edit Broken back partial paralysis ski spill results Spokesman Review Spokane Washington Associated Press January 31 1955 p 10 Olympic skier hurt course too fast Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press January 31 1955 p 16 Cover girl breaks back fast course hurts skiers Milwaukee Journal Associated Press January 31 1955 p 10 part 2 Paralyzed ski miss ready for trip home Spokesman Review Spokesman Review Associated Press March 25 1955 p 16 Phillips Harry February 28 1955 Memo from the publisher Sports Illustrated p 8 Apple pie in Sun Valley Sports Illustrated January 31 1955 p 42 Valens E G 1966 1975 The other Side of the Mountain Warner Books Edition p 270 Witchel Dina B February 1976 An Extra ordinary Jill Skiing p 92 Valens E G 1966 1975 The other Side of the Mountain Warner Books Edition p 283 Mason Janet and Uzzle Burk June 19 1964 Jill Kinmont s Courage Life Time Inc Vol 56 No 25 pp 75 88 Armstrong Lois December 20 1976 They should be writing songs of love about Jill Kinmont wheelchair bride People Retrieved January 22 2017 Gervais Mike February 13 2012 Jill Kinmont Boothe mourned at 75 Inyo Register Archived from the original on March 14 2013 Boxall Bettina February 11 2012 Jill Kinmont Boothe dies at 75 ski champ disabled in crash became role model Los Angeles Times External links EditNational Ski Hall of Fame Jill Kinmont inducted 1967 Sports Illustrated cover January 31 1955 Apple Pie in Sun Valley Sports Illustrated six months after accident July 25 1955 Sports Illustrated Jill Kinmont Boothe 42 years later February 24 1997 The Other Side of the Mountain at IMDb The Other Side of the Mountain Part II at IMDb Jill Kinmont Boothe at IMDb Crowe Jerry Jill Kinmont Boothe is still going strong more than 50 years after paralyzing skiing accident Los Angeles Times Sunday May 22 2011 Photo tribute to Jill Kinmont Boothe Jill Kinmont Boothe at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jill Kinmont Boothe amp oldid 1160187241, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
