Bill Porter (salesman), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bill Porter (salesman)

American salesman

Date of Birth: 19-May-1932

Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States

Date of Death: 03-Dec-2013

Profession: salesperson

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Bill Porter (salesman)

  • About Bill Portersalesman 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, 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.Porter was born in San Francisco, California, and at a young age moved to Portland, Oregon along with his mother.
  • 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.
  • He eventually became Watkins' top seller, and worked for the company for over forty years.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.
  • The 20/20 broadcast received over 2000 phone calls and letters, which was the most ever for a 20/20 story.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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