Sonora Webster Carver died at the age of ninety-nine on Septemin Pleasantville, New Jersey. Walt Disney Pictures released the movie Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken in 1991 which was loosely based on Sonora Carver's autobiography. She retired from her position as a Dictaphone typist in 1979. Though now blinded, Sonora continued with the act for eleven years. She failed to close her eyes quickly enough, resulting in detached retinas. In 1961, Sonora Webster Carver published her autobiography A Girl and Five Brave Horses. Sonora Webster Carver lost her eyesight in 1931 when her horse 'Red Lips' dove into the tank off-balance, causing her to hit the water face first. She learned Braille and worked as a Dictaphone typist. They also talk about Sonora Webster Carvers autobiography and what an enjoyable read it is. Later that year that she and her husband Al Carver moved to New Orleans. Tracy and Holly talk about the care needed when exploring the biographies of people in history who offer representation, but wont reflect the experience of everyone like them. Determined to continue with the show, Sonora performed the diving horse act until 1942. This condition was caused during one of her dives when she hit the water off balance with her eyes open. We also explore the life and adventures of one of the most famed female horse divers Sonora Webster Carver, who was the inspiration for popular Disney film. It was in 1931 that Sonora's life dramatically changed when she became legally blind as the result of retinal detachment. Sonora Webster Carver, the first woman to ride the diving horses at Steel Pier in Atlantic City and the inspiration for the 1991 Disney movie Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken, has died. That same year Sonora's sister Arnette Webster French joined the show. Collection consists primarily of materials relating to Carvers career as a diving horse rider and her advocacy work for the Lighthouse for the Blind. Sonora Webster married Albert Carver in 1928. After Carver's death in 1927, his son Albert (Al) Floyd Carver assumed responsibility for the show. Carver eventually settling in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Sonora Webster Carver, the girl who dove from a 40-foot tower on horseback, after being rendered blind performing her diving horses act. She and other female performers traveled the country with Dr. Carver, an act that required her to mount a running horse as it reached the top of a forty-foot tower and lie on the horse's back as it plunged into an eleven-foot-deep pool of water. By 1924, Sonora began performing a stunt created by Dr. Carver, a trained dentist, acquired target shooting and horseback riding skills that lead to his success as a world-class marksman. William Frank "Doc" Carver's carnival act. Sonora Webster was born on February 2, 1904, one of six children, in Waycross, Georgia.
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