A 78-year-old man who had been living inside an iron lung since surviving polio in the 1950s has passed away. The medical device didn’t stop Alexander from becoming a lawyer and opening his own ...

Paul Alexander, known as "the man in the iron lung," having spent most of his life living inside a metal chamber that helped him breathe, has died aged 78, a fundraiser for his health care confirmed ...

Paul Alexander: held the Guinness World Record for daily use of an iron lung for the longest period - GOFUNDME Paul Alexander, who has died aged 78, managed to attend university, publish a memoir, ...

March 13 (Reuters) - A paralyzed Texas man who lived 70 years inside an iron lung after he survived polio as a child has died, his family said. Paul Alexander, 78, died on Monday, his brother Philip ...

A man who lived inside an ‘iron lung’ for seven decades after contracting polio as a child has died. Paul Alexander was paralysed from the neck down after contracting the virus in 1952. He died on ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WJW) – Paul Alexander, known as “The Man in ...