U.S. News

Texas Lawyer Who Spent Most of His Life in an Iron Lung Dies

‘ROLE MODEL’

Paul Alexander, who was left paralyzed by polio at the age of 6, died on March 11.

Edith Olmsted
Edith Olmsted 

Breaking News Intern

Paul Alexander, nicknamed 'the Man in the Iron Lung', has died at 78.
Courtesy of Christopher Ulmer via GoFundMe
Edith Olmsted

Edith Olmsted

Breaking News Intern

edieocre

edith.olmsted@thedailybeast.com

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.

Trending Now
OpinionThe Viral ‘Debate’ Video That Proves Most MAGA Voters Are a Lost Cause
Michael Ian Black
PoliticsFans Outraged Over Gwen Stefani’s ‘Christian’ MAGA Makeover
Emell Derra Adolphus
TrumplandRFK Jr.: It Would Be Better if ‘Everybody Got Measles’
Leigh Kimmins
U.S. NewsNewsom Roasted Over Statue Erected of Himself
Kenneal Patterson
U.S. NewsTrump Has Harsh Response to Federal Workers Losing Jobs
Erkki Forster