Arthur Ashe death

Title
Arthur Ashe death
Genre
Tribute; Obituary
TX Date
Unknown
Year of production
1993
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Duration
00:04:02
Description
Report on the death of tennis player Arthur Ashe and his announcement last year he had AIDS (heard at press conference); his other health problems including heart surgery where blood transfusion gave him HIV virus; and his fundraising work with fellow AIDS sufferer basketball player Magic Johnson-Ashe speaks about it. Includes tributes from close friend, New York Mayor David Dinkins and President of the Eastern division of the US professional tennis association Kay Kennow(?).
Contributors
David Dinkins; Arthur Ashe; Kay Kennow(?)
Keywords
Deaths; Fundraising; New York; AIDS; Sportsmen; Lawn tennis; HIV; Blood transfusion; Arthur Ashe; Earvin Johnson; Magic Johnson

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LBC/IRN, "Arthur Ashe death". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0000800209005 (Accessed 15 Apr 2026)