She was the first woman to join Stunts Unlimited, an organisation for Hollywood’s top stunt performers. In the late 70s, she made it onto the big screen as a stunt double for films and TV series including The Bionic Woman (1976), Wonder Woman (1977-1979), and The Blues Brothers (1980).
A true action-lover, she also performed dangerous acts such as falling from daunting heights while set on fire and jumping from helicopters. “O’Neil began experimenting with high-speed sports like water skiing and motorcycle racing. However, she remained committed to fulfil her dream of becoming a professional athlete. She later found a love for diving, but a wrist injury and illness ended her chances of competing. O’Neil refused to see her deafness as a roadblock, often referring to it as an asset. Google Doodles are often used for major holidays, the birthdays of famous people and even to highlight the Roswell UFO legend.“She learned various communication modes and adapted for different audiences throughout her life, ultimately preferring speaking and lip reading mostly. They added that the doodle was not ever on the U.S. “We're sorry for the mistake, and we're proud to honor those who took part in D-Day." “Unfortunately a technical error crept in and for a short period this morning an international doodle also appeared,” said a spokesman in an email. C'mon people, get a grip.”Ī Google spokesperson told VOA that the company “always intended to highlight a new exhibition of imagery and archive material commemorating D-Day on our UK homepage.” “Not only is the google doodle not news, the absence of a Google Doodle isn't news either. “I can't help but feel that today's Google Doodle might be missing out on a slightly more important historical event,” tweeted one user.
The German version of Google,, still paid homage to Shusaku. The Shusaku doodle was quickly taken down from the UK version of GoogleĪnd replaced with links to information about the allied invasion of Europe in 1944. The seach giant instead briefly posted a doodle on its UK site honoring Honinbo Shusaku, a Japanese Go player who was born June 6, 1829.Īccording to Google, doodles are “the fun, surprising, and sometimes spontaneous changes that are made to the Google logo to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, pioneers and scientists.” Search giant Google has apologized for a row caused by not honoring the 70th anniversary of D-Day via its Google Doodle.
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