Ron Woodroof
Ron Woodroof | |
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Woodroof in 1991 | |
| Born | Ronald Dickson Woodroof February 3, 1950 |
| Died | September 12, 1992 (aged 42) Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Spouses | Mary Etta Pybus
(m. 1969; div. 1972)Rory S. Flynn
(m. 1972; div. 1973)Brenda Shari Robin
(m. 1982; div. 1986) |
| Children | 1 |
Ronald Dickson Woodroof (February 3, 1950 – September 12, 1992) was an American man who created what would become known as the Dallas Buyers Club in March 1988, one of several such AIDS buyers clubs that sprang up at the time. After learning he had contracted the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in 1985 and being diagnosed with AIDS, he created the group as part of his efforts to find and distribute drugs to treat AIDS at a time when the disease was poorly understood.
He sued the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over a ban on peptide T, a drug he was using. Woodroof's final years became the basis of the 2013 film Dallas Buyers Club, in which he was portrayed by Matthew McConaughey.