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Charlotte Gray, Daughter Of Producer Gordon & Kristen Gray, Has Died From Batten Disease At 13
Charlotte Gray, the daughter of Hollywood producer Gordon Gray and wife Kristen, has died from Batten Disease at age 13.
Gordon Gray has produced inspirational fact-based sports movies about athletes who overcame long odds, from the aging baseball pitcher Jim Morris in The Rookie to football player Vince Papale in Invincible, to the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic hockey team in Miracle. Gray mostly put his career on the shelf when he and wife Kristen were given a cold and hard diagnosis to explain why the healthy and rambunctious 4-year old Charlotte was starting to slur her words and finding it difficult to keep her balance. But because Batten is such a rare disease, Kristen has learned (with help) to become a tireless advocate in negotiating with research hospitals and drug companies that are understandably looking to profit from breakthroughs.
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