Memphis Moment: Danny Thomas and the Founding of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital

By Steve Pike

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Memphis, TN – A struggling actor, born on January 6th, 1914 as Amos Muzyad Jahoob, once knelt down in prayer in front of a statue of Saint Jude, the patron saint of hopeless causes. He asked for guidance and help in his career, pledging in return to build a shrine to the saint.

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