Ron Woodroof

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Ronald "Ron" Dickson Woodroof (born February 3, 1950 in Dallas , Texas ; † September 12, 1992 there ) was an American entrepreneur who founded the so-called Dallas Buyer's Club in March 1988 during the AIDS epidemic . After contracting the HI virus in 1985 , he founded the group as part of an effort to get and distribute drugs to treat HIV at a time when the disease was little known.

He sued the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over a ban on Peptide T , a drug he used.

biography

Woodroof was born on February 3, 1950 in Dallas, Texas, to Garland Odell Woodroof (1917-1983) and Willie Mae Hughes (1917-1996).

His first marriage was to Mary Etta Pybus on June 28, 1969 in Dallas, from which a daughter emerged. The marriage was divorced on March 23, 1972. On May 6, 1972, he remarried in Dallas to a woman named Rory S. Flynn. They divorced on May 21, 1973. He then married Brenda Shari Robin on October 4, 1982 in Lubbock. That marriage ended in divorce on March 4, 1986 after Woodroof was diagnosed with HIV.

Dallas Buyer's Club

After Woodroof suffered from the side effects of the AIDS drug AZT at the time, he looked for other drugs that could further extend his life. He found dietary supplements and drugs that were not FDA approved for use in the United States that he found helpful in relieving his symptoms. He founded the so-called Dallas Buyer's Club in 1988 as the front for distributing these drugs and other substances to AIDS patients.

death

Seven years after being diagnosed with HIV, Ron Woodroof died on September 12, 1992 of AIDS-related pneumonia . Woodroof's life was the basis of the 2013 film Dallas Buyers Club . He was portrayed in the film by Matthew McConaughey , who won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Woodroof.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dallas Buyer's Club: NEW Source, December 1991 , December 1991, accessed April 5, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Ron Woodroof. Retrieved April 5, 2020 (American English).
  3. ^ NPR Choice page. Retrieved April 5, 2020 .
  4. ^ Aisha Harris: How Accurate Is Dallas Buyers Club? November 1, 2013, accessed April 5, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Ron Woodroof. Retrieved April 5, 2020 (American English).
  6. ↑ Bogar Alonso: 'Dallas Buyers Club': 6 Facts on Ron Woodroof. Retrieved April 5, 2020 (American English).
  7. ^ Richard Lawson: The Simple Grace of 'Dallas Buyers Club'. October 31, 2013, accessed April 5, 2020 (American English).
  8. ↑ Daily: Revealed: The real-life AIDs victim played by Matthew McConaughey in harrowing new movie - and how his family are unable to look at actor's 'breathtaking' resemblance. December 6, 2012, accessed April 5, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Woodroof, Ron
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Woodroof, Ronald Dickson (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American entrepreneur, founder of the Dallas Buyer's Club
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd February 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Dallas , Texas
DATE OF DEATH September 12, 1992
Place of death Dallas , Texas