The Oscar-nominated film starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro was based on Sacks' account of working with post-encephalitic patients.
Oliver Sacks, Neurologist Who Wrote About the Brain's Quirks, Dies at 82 - The New York Times
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Oliver Sacks, Neurologist Who Wrote About the Brain's Quirks, Dies at 82 - The New York Times
Oliver Sacks dead at 82: New York neurologist, professor who inspired the film 'Awakenings' was acclaimed medical poet – New York Daily News
The life of Oliver Sacks, the 'poet laureate of medicine' who has died aged 82
Oliver Sacks dead: neurologist and author dies, aged 82
Author, neurologist Oliver Sacks dies at 82
Oliver Sacks dead: British neurologist played by Robin Williams in Oscar-nominated film Awakenings dies aged 82 - World News - Mirror Online
Oliver Sacks neuroscientist and author dies
Oliver Sacks dead: neurologist and author dies, aged 82
Oliver Sacks - Wikipedia
Oliver Sacks dead at 82: New York neurologist, professor who inspired the film 'Awakenings' was acclaimed medical poet – New York Daily News
Oliver Sacks, MD, Story-telling Neurologist, Dies at 82
Oliver Sacks death mourned by J.K. Rowling, Joyce Carol Oates, and more
Awakenings by Oliver Sacks