Cowboy legend Glenn Ford suffered from a disease that caused brain cells to die within minutes.
Born as Gwillyn Samuel Newton Ford in Saint Christine d’Auvergne, Canada, his family soon moved to California when he was eight years old in 1924. Much closer to the Hollywood hills, Ford became a famous cowboy in numerous Westerns such as Cruel Men, Jubal and Kimmaron. A superstar in the 1940s, the actor also served his country during World War II.
Returning to the cameras, one of his most recognizable films, Gilda (1946), was created.
He then released such classics as The Big Heat (1953), Miracles in Pockets (1961) and Superman (1978).
Ford remarried four times during his career, with his last and shortest marriage being to Jeanne Baus, which ended in 1994.
However, his true love is reportedly co-star Rita Hayworth, whom he first met on the set of Gilda.
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Peter Ford, his son from his marriage to Eleanor Powell, told Closer: “They never married because either one or the other was married to someone else.”
In 1960, Ford bought a plot of land next to Rita’s house, on which he built “the house of his dreams.”
“He installed a small gate at the back of his house so she could walk from her house to his,” Peter said.
“She spent a lot of time at my father’s house, sitting by the pool. They were always together.”
However, Ford outlived Rita, who died of Alzheimer’s in 1987, so he himself died of a broken heart?
Having survived until 2006, Ford lived for almost two decades without his true love.
However, he suffered a series of strokes that led paramedics to discover his body at his home in Beverly Hills.
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Neurologist Dr. Robert Brown explained, “Ischemic stroke occurs when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced.”
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Consequently, the brain tissue is deficient in oxygen and nutrients, causing the brain cells to “die in minutes.”
A stroke is a medical emergency because some treatment options are most effective when given sooner rather than later.
Symptoms of a stroke, according to Dr. Brown, may include:
- Problems speaking and understanding what others are saying
- Paralysis or numbness of the face, arm, or leg
- Vision problems in one or both eyes
- Headache
- Walking problems.
When there is a temporary interruption of blood flow to the brain, it is called a microstroke.
A mini-stroke does not result in long-term symptoms, but it does significantly increase the risk of a more serious stroke, Dr. Brown said.
Dr. Brown still advised “seeking emergency care” if you had a mini-stroke.
Like Ford, one stroke led to several more that ended his life.
Glenn Ford starred in the film “Cowboy”, which will be shown on Film4 + 1 at 14:40.
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