07/29/1928
Wenatchee, Washington, USA:
William Charles Dement was a pioneering US sleep researcher and founder of the Sleep Research Center, the world's first sleep laboratory, at Stanford University. He is a leading authority on sleep, sleep deprivation and the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and narcolepsy. For this pioneering work in a previously uncharted field, he is sometimes referred to as the father of sleep medicine.
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Sleepwalk with Me (2012) as Dr. Dement |
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Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious (2010) as Self |
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Wide Awake (2006) as Self (as Dr. William C. Dement) |