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1. www.findagrave.com › roland_clinton-winklerRoland Clinton “Wink” Winkler (1960-2017) - Find a Grave

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   May 25, 2017 · Roland Clinton “Wink” Winkler. Roland Winkler was a kind soul. A Dancer and Musician, he was paralyzed from the shoulders down at age 19 due to a car accident in 1979 while riding with pop star Leif Garrett. He was confined to a wheelchair for the next 38 years.

   • Birth Date: April 14, 1960

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3. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1985/05/27-vwTragic Accident Reveals a Family's Strengths - Los Angeles Times

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   May 27, 1985 · Roland, their older son, then 19, was rebellious but had his mother’s forceful personality and striking blond looks. His brother, David, 15, was quiet and dutiful, a model student. Everyone was...

4. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1987/07/22-meMan Gets $6 Million in Settlement of Bad-Faith Suit Against ...

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   Jul 22, 1987 · Roland Winkler, who was a passenger in the speeding Porsche of former rock star-actor Leif Garrett when it rear-ended another car and shot over a freeway embankment on Nov. 3, 1979, previously...

5. smashinginterviews.com › interviews › authorsLeif Garrett Interview: Former Teen Idol’s Memoir Details ...

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   Garrett’s memoir, Idol Truth, released in November 2019, is a no-holds barred look at the former teen idol’s life crammed with untold personal stories, wild celebrity anecdotes and many rare photos from his private collection.

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Leif_GarrettLeif Garrett - Wikipedia

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   The accident left his passenger and friend, Roland Winkler, a paraplegic. [28] Garrett had only met Winkler about a month earlier. [29] Neither Garrett nor Winkler was wearing a seatbelt. Garrett was later tried as a juvenile on drunk-driving charges; his driver's license was suspended for a year and he was placed on a year's probation. [30]

7. www.yahoo.com › entertainment › open-funeral-end'Open with a funeral, end with a gunshot': Inside the ... - Yahoo

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   Jul 28, 2021 · Gallagher arranged a filmed reunion at Los Angeles’ Griffith Park that was uncomfortable, intense and heartbreaking, as Winkler revealed to his old friend just how the car accident had changed ...

8. www.imdb.com › title › tt0520954"Behind the Music" Leif Garrett (TV Episode 1999) - IMDb

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   Leif Garrett: With Jim Forbes, Leif Garrett, Michael Lloyd, Michael V. Scott. Leif Garrett, was 70's teen idol until it fell apart in 1979 when he was involved in a near fatal car accident. When his music and acting career dried up, he started diving into a heroine addiction.