Sad news to share today. Charlotte Gray died last Friday at age 13 and one half. The daughter of producer Gordon Gray and Kristen succumbed in her battle against the rare degenerative brain disorder Batten Disease CLN6.
She was surrounded by her parents, sister Gwenyth, and brothers Callan and Gavin. Many Deadline readers will remember Charlotte and her sister Gwenyth, because they helped raise millions of dollars in funds that led to breakthrough treatments that gave her a much better life than would otherwise have been possible. Gordon Gray has produced inspirational fact-based sports movies about athletes who overcame long odds, from the aging baseball pitcher Jim Morris in The Rookie to football player Vince Papale in Invincible , to the gold medal-winning U.
S. Olympic hockey team in Miracle . Gray mostly put his career on the shelf when he and wife Kristen were given a cold and hard diagnosis to explain why the healthy and rambunctious 4-year old Charlotte was starting to slur her words and finding it difficult to keep her balance.
When Charlotte tripped over a Christmas present, her arm shook as she regained her footing, and later, a dose of Tamiflu later caused convulsions. Kristen filmed that episode with an iPhone, and after being told she would be fine, doctors ran an EEG that showed early signs of abnormal brain activity. Related Stories News $1 Million Goal Reached As Hollywood Steps Up For Charlotte & Gwenyth Gray Foundation Call-A-Thon News Gene Therapy Trial Co.
