Ron Woodroof
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Ron Woodroof was a real-life Texas electrician and rodeo cowboy who, after being diagnosed with AIDS in the 1980s, became known for smuggling and distributing unapproved medications to fellow patients, a story dramatized in the film "Dallas Buyers Club."
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
AIDS activist
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electrician ⓘ human ⓘ rodeo cowboy ⓘ |
| activity |
distributing experimental AIDS treatments
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smuggling unapproved AIDS medications ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | AIDS-related complications ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | white American ⓘ |
| familyName | Woodroof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Dallas Buyers Club (buyers club for AIDS medications) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Ron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | challenging regulatory barriers to AIDS treatment access ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medicalCondition | HIV/AIDS ⓘ |
| movement | AIDS activism ⓘ |
| name | Ron Woodroof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | diagnosis with AIDS in the 1980s ⓘ |
| notableFor | AIDS drug smuggling and distribution ⓘ |
| notableWork | Dallas Buyers Club (real-life basis) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
electrician
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rodeo cowboy ⓘ |
| opposed | U.S. Food and Drug Administration restrictions on AIDS drugs ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Matthew McConaughey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | Dallas Buyers Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Texas ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ |
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