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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ron_WoodroofRon Woodroof - Wikipedia

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   Ronald Dickson Woodroof (February 3, 1950 – September 12, 1992) was an American man who created what would become known as the Dallas Buyer's Club in March 1988, one of several such AIDS buyers clubs that sprang up at the time.

2. www.goodreads.com › book › showDallas Buyers Club by Craig Borten | Goodreads

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   Dec 2, 2012 · Texan Ron Woodroof is an electrician and rodeo cowboy. In 1985, he is well into an unexamined existence with a devil-may-care lifestyle. Suddenly, Ron is blindsided by being diagnosed as H.I.V.-positive and given 30 days to live. Yet he will not, and does not, accept a death sentence.

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3. www.npr.org › 2013/11/01 › 242309799The Dallas Cowboy Behind The Real 'Buyers Club' - NPR

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   Nov 1, 2013 · The film Dallas Buyers Club tells the story of Ron Woodroof, a man with AIDS in the 1980s who smuggled in experimental treatments to fight his disease.

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4. slate.com › culture › 2013How Accurate Is Dallas Buyers Club - Slate Magazine

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   Nov 1, 2013 · Ron Woodroof In the film, Ron is portrayed as a part-time rodeo cowboy and electrician prior to his diagnosis; he has a threesome with two women in a rodeo stall and is seen cracking misogynistic...

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dallas_Buyers_ClubDallas Buyers Club - Wikipedia

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   The film tells the story of Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey), a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS in the mid-1980s, a time when both the etiology and the treatment of HIV/AIDS are poorly understood and its sufferers subject to stigmatization. As part of an ongoing experimental AIDS treatment movement, Woodroof smuggles unapproved pharmaceutical ...

6. www.thedailybeast.com › the-true-story-behindThe True Story Behind Dallas Buyers Club: Meet the Real Ron ...

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   Nov 3, 2013 · Minutaglio eventually tracked down Ron Woodroof, the wiry, mustachioed, foul-mouthed head of Dallas’s homegrown buyers club, and convinced Woodroof to tell him all about his exploits.

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   Who is Ron Woodroof in Dallas Buyers Club?

   • The film Dallas Buyers Club tells the story of Ron Woodroof, a man with AIDS in the 1980s who smuggled in experimental treatments to fight his disease. NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports that the real Ron Woodroof was just as colorful as the Hollywood version.

   The Dallas Cowboy Behind The Real 'Buyers Club' - NPR

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   Who is Ron Woodroof?

   • The film tells the story of Ron Woodroof ( Matthew McConaughey ), a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS in the mid-1980s, a time when both the etiology and the treatment of HIV /AIDS are poorly understood and its sufferers subject to stigmatization.

   Dallas Buyers Club - Wikipedia

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   Did Ron Woodroof want a movie made of his life?

   • His lawyer, Michael Cascino, said Woodroof always wanted to have a movie made of his life — and he would've gotten a kick out of being played by a big Hollywood star. The film Dallas Buyers Club tells the story of Ron Woodroof, a man with AIDS in the 1980s who smuggled in experimental treatments to fight his disease.

   The Dallas Cowboy Behind The Real 'Buyers Club' - NPR

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   How long did Ron Woodroof live?

   • by Leah Roebuck In 1985 Dallas, Texas, Ron Woodroof received news that would change his life forever: he was diagnosed with AIDS. Doctors said he had thirty days to live; however, with little help from mainstream medical institutions, he managed to live another seven years.

   The Real Life Dallas Buyers Club – Perspectives on Black Markets v. 4

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   In 1985 Dallas, Texas, Ron Woodroof received news that would change his life forever: he was diagnosed with AIDS. Doctors said he had thirty days to live; however, with little help from mainstream medical institutions, he managed to live another seven years.