| 词条 | Bill Porter (salesman) |
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About Bill Porter | image = Bill Porter.jpg | image_size = 125px | name = Bill Porter | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = September 9, 1932 | birth_place = San Francisco, California | death_date = {{death date and age|2013|12|3|1932|09|09}} | death_place = Gresham, Oregon | residence = Oregon | occupation = Door-to-door salesman }}Bill Porter (September 9, 1932 – December 3, 2013) was an American salesman, who worked for Watkins Incorporated based out of Winona, Minnesota. Born with cerebral palsy,[1] Porter's background and work was brought to the public's attention in 1995 when an Oregon-based newspaper published a series of feature stories about him.[1] Porter was born in San Francisco, California, and at a young age moved to Portland, Oregon along with his mother.[2] He was unable to gain employment due to his cerebral palsy, but refused to go on disability. Porter eventually convinced Watkins Incorporated to give him a door-to-door salesman job, selling its products on a seven-mile route in the Portland area.[3] He eventually became Watkins' top seller, and worked for the company for over forty years.[4] In 1995, the newspaper The Oregonian ran a feature story about Porter. The story of his optimistic determination made him the subject of media attention across the United States. He was featured in Reader's Digest and on ABC's 20/20.[2][4] The 20/20 broadcast received over 2000 phone calls and letters, which was the most ever for a 20/20 story.[4] Porter was the subject of a 2002 made-for-TV movie on TNT called Door to Door, featuring William H. Macy, Kyra Sedgwick and Helen Mirren.[5] In 2009 the Japanese TBS network aired a TV movie loosely based on Bill Porter, also called Door to Door. It starred Ninomiya Kazunari and Rosa Kato as fictional versions of Porter and Brady. Porter died of an infection in Gresham, Oregon, on December 3, 2013, at the age of 81.[1][6] References1. ^1 {{cite news|last=Fox|first=Margalit|title=Bill Porter, an Exceptional Salesman Who Inspired a Film, Dies at 81|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/10/us/bill-porter-an-exceptional-salesman-who-inspired-a-film-dies-at-81.html?hpw&rref=obituaries|accessdate=10 December 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 9, 2013}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite magazine|date=July 22, 2002|volume=58|issue=4|title=Life of a Salesman|first=Susan |last=Horsburgh |magazine=People Magazine|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20137570,00.html}} 3. ^{{cite news|newspaper=The Southeast Missourian|date=July 12, 2002|first=John |last=Enders |agency=Associated Press|title=Bill Porter's 'Door to Door' determination |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=18JQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SMcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1651,1474098}} 4. ^1 2 Hollman, Jr., Tom. "Bill Porter Quietly Works for 40 Years as Door-to-Door Salesman with Disability." The Oregonian, December 26, 1997. www.characterqualitystories.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016. 5. ^{{cite news|title=Customers' Dramas, Salesman's Story|first=Jill|last=Gerston|date=July 14, 2002|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0711FA34550C778DDDAE0894DA404482}} 6. ^{{cite news|last=Hallman Jr.|first=Tom|title=Bill Porter, Portland's famed door-to-door salesman, has died at age 81|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/12/bill_porter_portlands_famed_do.html|accessdate=16 January 2014|newspaper=The Oregonian|location=Portland, Oregon|date=December 5, 2013}} Further reading
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