Malcolm Perry (physician)
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Malcolm Perry | |
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| Born | Malcolm Oliver Perry II September 3, 1929 Southwestern Medical School (1955) |
| Occupation | Physician / surgeon |
| Known for | Attending to John F. Kennedy at Parkland Memorial Hospital on November 22, 1963 |
Malcolm Oliver Perry II (September 3, 1929 – December 5, 2009) was an American physician and surgeon. He was one of the doctors who attended to President John F. Kennedy at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963 after Kennedy was shot. Two days later, he attended to Kennedy's assassin Lee Harvey Oswald after he was shot.
Biography
Perry was born in
Following his military duties, Perry worked at Parkland Memorial Hospital in
When President Kennedy was shot on November 22, 1963, he was taken to Parkland Hospital. Perry was one of the doctors who attended to Kennedy, performing a
Perry stated three times at a press conference later that day that Kennedy's neck wound appeared to be an entrance wound.[citation needed] Although his statement appeared to be definitive, he had not intended it to be.[3] When interviewed by the Warren Commission, Perry said that he then believed that a "full jacketed bullet without deformation passing through the skin would leave a similar wound for an exit and entrance wound and with the facts which you have made available and with these assumptions, I believe that it was an exit wound."
Reporter Jimmy Breslin spoke to Perry at length about his thoughts and feelings while operating on Kennedy during a November 23 press conference. Breslin wrote a story the following day that focused on Perry; Rev. Oscar Huber, who administered Kennedy's last rites; and Vernon O'Neal, who supplied a casket for Kennedy's burial. The piece, published in the New York Herald Tribune on Nov. 24, 1963, became an acclaimed classic.[4][5] Perry complained that the story got the chronology and some of the medical details wrong, but he said later, "the major focus is correct" and said he was touched by Breslin's "concern and kindness" during their interview.[6]
Following the shooting of
Perry rarely spoke about the events of November 22, saying that it was simply a terrible day and one he chose not to talk about again.
Perry later became chief of vascular surgery at
Later life
Perry lived in Jacksonville, Texas.[1] He died from lung cancer in Tyler, Texas on December 5, 2009.[2]
Portrayals in film
In the 2013 film Parkland, Perry is portrayed by Colin Hanks.
See also
- Assassination of John F. Kennedy
- Single bullet theory
References
- ^ a b c Stout, David (December 7, 2009). "M.O. Perry, Kennedy Surgeon, Dies at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Malcolm O. Perry II dies; surgeon attended to wounded JFK". The Washington Post. AP. December 10, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
- ^ "The Telegraph - Google News Archive Search".
- ^ Breslin, Jimmy. "A Death in Emergency Room One". www.jimmybreslin.com. New York Herald Tribune, Nov. 24, 1963. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Breslin, Jimmy (22 November 2013). "Jimmy Breslin on JFK's Assassination: Two Classic Columns". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ISBN 0-394-50877-7.
External links
- Dr. Malcolm Oliver Perry II at Find a Grave
- Perry's testimony for the Warren Commission
- Undated statement, JFK, HelmerReenberg 2 minutes and 28 seconds. retrieved April 10, 2021 at about 6:50 AM. EST.