Lorenzo Odone
Deceased Person
1978 – 2008
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Who was Lorenzo Odone?
Lorenzo Michael Murphy Odone was an Italian-American adrenoleukodystrophy patient whose parents, Augusto and Michaela Odone, sought a treatment for the disease and invented Lorenzo's oil.
He was also the subject of the 1992 film Lorenzo's Oil which starred Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon. Additionally, Phil Collins translated a poem written by Michaela to Lorenzo to music for the song "Lorenzo" in his 1996 album Dance into the Light.
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- Born
- May 29, 1978
United States of America - Also known as
- Lorenzo Michael Murphy Odone
- Parents
- Ethnicity
- Italian American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Fairfax
- Died
- May 30, 2008
Fairfax
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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