An episode of irwin allens series land of the giants, rescue, is said to be based on the event. On april 8, 1949, kathy fiscus, her older sister and two cousins were scampering through an open field in san marino, not far from the fiscus house. The show has been renewed yet again in 20, which will mark the shows seventh season. Kathryn anne fiscus august 21, 1945 april 8, 1949 was a threeyearold girl who died after falling into a well in san marino, california. Justin pembertons film version of thomas pikettys landmark book on the. Death of little kathy fiscus chords jimmie osborne. The rescue attempt attracted heavy local and nationwide news coverage. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The attempted rescue, broadcast live on ktla, was a landmark event in american television history. The sequence where bart is or seems to be trapped is so packed full of. In 1949, ireland was involved in the twoday effort to rescue 3yearold kathy fiscus from an abandoned well in san marino, california. If you are really interested in the kathy fiscus story take a listen to lecture by historian bill deverell. Historian to discuss kathy fiscus tragedy huntington lecture explores a local event that captivated the nation 60 years ago little girl lost, march 30, at 7.
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