Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
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- 1h 19min
- Documentary, Biography
- 02 Aug 1991 (Brazil)
- Movie
A collection of profiles of people dead from AIDS who are remembered in the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins.
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Cast
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Sara Lewinstein | ... |
Storyteller (story subject: Dr. Tom Waddell)
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David Mandell | ... |
Storyteller (story subject: David Mandell Jr.)
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Suzi Mandell | ... |
Storyteller (story subject: David Mandell Jr.)
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Sallie Perryman | ... |
Storyteller (story subject: Robert Perryman)
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| Vito Russo | ... |
Storyteller (story subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)
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Tracy Torrey | ... |
Storyteller (story subject: himself and David C. Campbell)
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Gregg Baker | ... |
Self - News Reporter (archiveFootage)
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| Gary Bauer | ... |
Self - Policy Advisor to the President (archiveFootage)
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Robert Bazell | ... |
Self - News Reporter (archiveFootage)
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Kevin Boyle | ... |
Self - News Reporter (archiveFootage)
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Edward Brandt | ... |
Self - Assistant Secretary for Health (archiveFootage)
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| Tom Brokaw | ... |
Self - News Reporter (archiveFootage)
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Bobbi Campbell | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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David C. Campbell | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Marcus A. Conant | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
(as Marcus A. Conant M.D.)
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James Curran | ... |
Self - Center for Disease Control (archiveFootage)
(as James Curran M.D.)
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Bolton Eckert | ... |
Self - News Reporter (archiveFootage)
(as Barton Eckert)
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| Jerry Falwell | ... |
Self - Moral Majority Leader (archiveFootage)
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Virginia Fedosky | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Emil Guillermo | ... |
Self - News Reporter (archiveFootage)
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| Bryant Gumbel | ... |
Self - News Reporter (archiveFootage)
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Tim Haas | ... |
Self - News Reporter (archiveFootage)
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Robert Hager | ... |
Self - News Reporter (archiveFootage)
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| Julie Harris | ... |
Frankie Addams (archiveFootage)
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| Dustin Hoffman | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Charles Howard | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Rock Hudson | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Cleve Jones | ... |
Self
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| C. Everett Koop | ... |
Self - Surgeon General (archiveFootage)
(as Dr. C. Everett Koop)
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| Larry Kramer | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Roger Gail Lyon | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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David Mandell Jr. | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Kevin McCullough | ... |
Self - News Reporter (archiveFootage)
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| Andrea Mitchell | ... |
Self - News Reporter (archiveFootage)
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| Eddie Murphy | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Mark Ostfield | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Marcia Pally | ... |
Self - News Reporter (archiveFootage)
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| John Palmer | ... |
Self - News Reporter (archiveFootage)
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| Jane Pauley | ... |
Self - News Reporter (archiveFootage)
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Hampton Pearson | ... |
Self - News Reporter (archiveFootage)
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Robert Perryman | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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John Politano | ... |
Self
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Josie Politano | ... |
Self
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Randy Ray | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Ricky Ray | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Robert Ray | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Ronald Reagan | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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Neil Schram | ... |
Self - Los Angeles AIDS Task Force (archiveFootage)
(as Neil Schram M.D.)
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Heidi Schulman | ... |
Self - News Reporter (archiveFootage)
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Jeffrey Sevcik | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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| Elizabeth Taylor | ... |
Self - Introduction Speaker
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Tom Waddell | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
(as Dr. Tom Waddell)
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Gary Walsh | ... |
Self (archiveFootage)
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James Watkins | ... |
Self - Presidential AIDS Commission (archiveFootage)
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Linda Yee | ... |
Self - News Reporter (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Rob Epstein | ||
| Jeffrey Friedman | ||
Written by
| Rob Epstein | ... | (writer) |
| Jeffrey Friedman | ... | (writer) |
| Cindy Ruskin | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Carol Baum | ... | executive producer |
| Bill Couturié | ... | producer |
| Rob Epstein | ... | producer |
| Jeffrey Friedman | ... | producer |
| Sandy Gallin | ... | executive producer |
| Curt Johnson | ... | associate producer |
| B.Z. Petroff | ... | associate producer |
| Howard Rosenman | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Bobby McFerrin | ||
Cinematography by
| Jean de Segonzac | ||
| Dyanna Taylor | ||
Editing by
| Rob Epstein | ||
| Jeffrey Friedman | ||
Editorial Department
| Betsy Bannerman | ... | first assistant editor |
| Peregrine Beckman | ... | apprentice editor |
| Deborah Hoffmann | ... | additional editing |
| Doug Jones | ... | negative conformer |
| Kent McGrew | ... | color timer |
Production Management
| B.Z. Petroff | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| Betsy Bannerman | ... | additional sound editor |
| Mark Berger | ... | sound mix: Saul Zaentz Company Film Center |
| Elliot Berlin | ... | additional sound |
| Anna Davis | ... | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Doug Dunderdale | ... | additional sound |
| John Haptas | ... | sound |
| Steve Longstreth | ... | additional sound |
| Michael Penland | ... | additional sound |
| Robert Silverthorne | ... | additional sound (as Rob Silverthorne) |
| Dennis Towns | ... | additional sound |
| Marilyn Waterman | ... | additional sound |
| Jeff Watts | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Mark Berger | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
| Philip Rogers | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Phil Brotherton | ... | grip |
| Michael Chin | ... | additional photographer |
| Steve Condiotti | ... | gaffer |
| Peter Crosman | ... | animator: photo animation, Camera 3 |
| Ray Day | ... | assistant camera |
| Anne C. Dowie | ... | still photographer |
| Doug Dunderdale | ... | assistant camera |
| John Dunkin | ... | assistant camera |
| Ned Hallick | ... | gaffer |
| Samuel M. Henriques | ... | assistant camera (as Samuel Henriques) |
| Lyvonne Hill | ... | still photographer |
| Lynn Johnston | ... | still photographer: Blackstar Photo Agency |
| Kerstin Kagellus | ... | still photographer |
| Mark Kohl | ... | grip |
| Gabriel Kruks | ... | still photographer (as Gabe Kruks) |
| Edward Lachman | ... | additional photographer |
| Ed Lallo | ... | still photographer: People Weekly |
| Sara Lewinstein | ... | still photographer |
| David Mandell | ... | still photographer |
| Suzi Mandell | ... | still photographer |
| Phil Oetiker | ... | assistant camera |
| Sallie Perryman | ... | still photographer |
| Tom Piewik | ... | still photographer |
| Michael J. Purbaugh | ... | crane operator (as Michael Purbaugh) |
| Frances Reid | ... | additional photographer |
| Erich Roland | ... | additional photographer |
| Vito Russo | ... | still photographer |
| Ethel Schussler | ... | still photographer |
| Pat Schussler | ... | still photographer |
| Chris Shellenberger | ... | crane operator |
| Patrick Shellenberger | ... | crane operator |
| Sandy Stanton | ... | grip |
| Peter Thomas | ... | gaffer |
| Tracy Torrey | ... | still photographer |
| Murray Van Dyke | ... | assistant camera |
| Marilyn Waterman | ... | gaffer |
| David Weissman | ... | assistant camera |
| Craig Withrow | ... | assistant camera |
Animation Department
| Peter Williams | ... | animator: title animation |
Music Department
| Rachel Bagby | ... | performer: Voicestra |
| Roger Beardi | ... | performer: Voicestra |
| Joey Blake | ... | performer: Voicestra |
| Todd Boekelheide | ... | musical supervisor |
| Kirsten Falke | ... | performer: Voicestra |
| Molly Holm | ... | performer: Voicestra |
| Sara Jennison | ... | performer: Voicestra |
| Howard Johnson | ... | music recording: Different Fur |
| Raz Kennedy | ... | performer: Voicestra |
| Bobby McFerrin | ... | musician, along with Voicestra |
| Rhiannon | ... | performer: Voicestra |
| Linda Tillery | ... | performer: Voicestra |
| Dave Worm | ... | performer: Voicestra |
Additional Crew
| Susan Baelen | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Thomas Bianco | ... | assistant to producers |
| Melissa Bower | ... | research assistant |
| Peter Buchanan | ... | legal services |
| Jack Caster | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Yulen Chin | ... | archive source: NBC News Video Archive |
| Richard Downing | ... | photograph reproduction |
| Cindy Eckert | ... | research assistant |
| Jonathan I. Epstein | ... | legal services |
| Judy Epstein | ... | production assistant |
| Markus Faegle | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| James H. Fox | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Erik Garber | ... | production assistant |
| Matthew Geer | ... | production coordinator: Washington D.C. |
| Kevin Grady | ... | production assistant |
| Lin Hempling | ... | assistant: Mr. Rosenman |
| Lance Henderson | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Paul Hill | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Kim H. Howard | ... | staff: NAMES Project (as Kimberly Webster) |
| Karen Hughes | ... | title designer: Colossal Pictures |
| Cleve Jones | ... | co-founder/executive director: NAMES Project |
| Nancy Katz | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Barbara Kerr | ... | additional archive source |
| Jeanette Koijane | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Scott Lago | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Rebecca Le Pere | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| David Lemos | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Ellen Martin | ... | production assistant (as Ellen C. Martin) |
| Evelyn Martinez | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Kaye McKinzie | ... | bookkeeper |
| Cindy McMullin | ... | staff: NAMES Project (as Cindy McCullin) |
| Steve Mehall | ... | production assistant |
| Geoffrey Menin | ... | legal services |
| Marcel Miranda III | ... | staff: NAMES Project (as Marcel Miranda Iii) |
| Anne Moriyasu | ... | production assistant |
| Guy Morrison | ... | archive source: KRON San Francisco |
| Bob Munk | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Steve Newberger | ... | production assistant |
| Sandy O'Rourke | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Kathy Post | ... | research assistant |
| Debra Resnik | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Susan Rossi | ... | production assistant (as Susan J. Rossi) |
| Bill Sakolsky | ... | production assistant |
| Don Sango | ... | archive source: KRON San Francisco |
| Dan Sauro | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Michael J. Smith | ... | co-founder/managing director: NAMES Project |
| Michael Sosler | ... | archive source: NBC News Video Archive |
| Jamie Stobie | ... | archival researcher |
| Charles Sublett | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Cheryl Swannack | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Peter Tenney | ... | production assistant |
| Joe van Es-Ballesteros | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Janet Van Ham | ... | title sequence still photographs |
| Wade Walker | ... | staff: NAMES Project |
| Kathryn Witte | ... | consultant extraordinaire (as Kathy Witte) |
| John Wright | ... | production assistant |
| Wendy Zheutlin | ... | research assistant |
Thanks
| Carol Adamovicz | ... | special thanks |
| Dave Angress | ... | special thanks |
| Scott Beach | ... | special thanks |
| Robert N. Bellah | ... | special thanks |
| Betty A. Blair | ... | special thanks |
| Ann Block | ... | special thanks |
| Frank Browning | ... | special thanks |
| Steve Burns | ... | special thanks |
| Jack Caster | ... | in loving memory |
| Lu Chalkin | ... | special thanks |
| Mike Cherkezian | ... | special thanks |
| M. Margaret Clark | ... | special thanks |
| Malcolm Clark | ... | special thanks |
| Bob Collins | ... | special thanks |
| Hector Correa | ... | special thanks |
| Marlene Dann | ... | special thanks |
| Michelle Dennis | ... | special thanks |
| Jon Else | ... | special thanks |
| Ari Emanuel | ... | special thanks (as Ariel Emanuel) |
| Pat Ferrero | ... | special thanks |
| Cully Fredricksen | ... | special thanks |
| Estelle Freedman | ... | special thanks |
| Sarah Gewirz | ... | special thanks |
| Danny Glover | ... | special thanks |
| Whoopi Goldberg | ... | special thanks |
| Linda Goldstein | ... | special thanks |
| Gale Gottleib | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Gottlieb | ... | special thanks (as Michael Gottleib) |
| Robert Hawk | ... | special thanks (as Bob Hawk) |
| Karen Holmes | ... | special thanks |
| Doug Holsclaw | ... | special thanks |
| Ed Hotson | ... | special thanks |
| Ronald Jacobs | ... | special thanks (as Ron Jacobs) |
| Sam Keen | ... | special thanks |
| Merle Kessler | ... | special thanks |
| Steve Linden | ... | special thanks |
| Richard Lovell | ... | special thanks |
| Tom Luddy | ... | special thanks |
| Richard Lulenski | ... | special thanks |
| Jay Maloney | ... | special thanks |
| Jenny Rebecca Mandell | ... | special thanks |
| Michael McShane | ... | special thanks |
| Maureen McVerry | ... | special thanks |
| Tim Meyers | ... | special thanks |
| Antonio Molina | ... | special thanks (as Tony Molina) |
| Leonard Moss | ... | special thanks |
| Sandy Nakamura | ... | special thanks |
| Davin Nelson | ... | special thanks |
| Maia Newley | ... | additional thanks |
| David O'Connor | ... | special thanks |
| Nicole Paradis Grindle | ... | special thanks (as Nicole Grindle) |
| The Pearson Family | ... | special thanks |
| Dorothy Perryman | ... | special thanks |
| John Politano | ... | special thanks |
| Josie Politano | ... | special thanks |
| Marty Richards | ... | special thanks |
| Arnold Rifkin | ... | special thanks |
| Frank M. Robinson | ... | special thanks (as Frank Robinson) |
| Rock Ross | ... | special thanks |
| Birgitta Royall | ... | special thanks |
| Jack Schaeffer | ... | special thanks |
| Esther Scott | ... | special thanks |
| Katherine Sheldon | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Shoup | ... | special thanks (as Bob Shoup) |
| Charleigh Swanson | ... | special thanks |
| Drew Takahashi | ... | special thanks |
| Elizabeth Taylor | ... | special thanks |
| Kim Teevan | ... | special thanks |
| Joanne Thompson | ... | special thanks |
| Javier Valencia | ... | special thanks |
| Daryl Vance | ... | special thanks |
| Billy Weber | ... | special thanks |
| Jonathan Weisgal | ... | special thanks |
| Neon Weiss | ... | special thanks |
| Lawrence Wilkinson | ... | special thanks |
| Carter Wilson | ... | special thanks |
| Brad Wright | ... | special thanks |
| Sigrid Wurschmidt | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Direct Cinema Limited (1990) (United States) (theatrical)
- New Yorker Films (2000) (United States)
- Milestone Film & Video (2018) (World-wide)
- The Criterion Channel (2021) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- The Home Cinema Group (1990) (Australia) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- ABC News 20/20 (additional archive source)
- Adair and Armstrong (special thanks)
- Alien Productions (film clip from "ALF" tv show) (additional archive source)
- California Council for the Humanities (partial funding)
- Chicago Resource Center (additional development funding)
- Cinematte (opticals)
- Colossal Pictures (sound stage provided by)
- Colossal Pictures (title design)
- Columbia Pictures (film clip "A Member of the Wedding")
- Conference Mailing Service (special thanks)
- Creative Artists Agency (CAA) (special thanks)
- Deluxe Entertainment Services (Laboratory services provided by: Preservation)
- Film Arts Foundation (special thanks)
- Filmworks (additional archive source)
- Frameline Productions (special thanks)
- Interformat (opticals)
- KGTV (additional archive source)
- KPIX (archive source)
- Life Magazine (magazine and headlines)
- Los Angeles Times (magazines and headlines)
- Male Entertainment Network (MEN) (additional archive source)
- Metropolis Post (Laboratory services provided by: Preservation)
- NBC News Archives (archive footage source)
- National Hemophilia Foundation (special thanks)
- National Public Radio (NPR) (additional archive source)
- New York Times Company (magazines and headlines)
- Now Voyager (special thanks)
- One Pass Inc. (video facilities)
- People Weekly (magazine and headlines)
- Project Inform (special thanks)
- Rinko Photo (additional archive source)
- Roxie Cinema (special thanks)
- S-R-O San Francisco, California (Sound Services)
- S.R.O. (Sound Services)
- SAG-AFTRA (special thanks)
- San Diego School District (special thanks)
- San Francisco AIDS Foundation (special thanks)
- Saul Zaentz Film Center (sound re-recording)
- Sound Recording Organization (Sound Services)
- Sound Recording Organization (sound services)
- St. Clare's Hospital & Health Center (special thanks)
- The Paul Robeson Fund (additional development funding)
- U.S. Navy Supply Center (US Navy photograph of Tracy Torrey)
- WBBH (additional archive source)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This film recounts the lives and deaths of various victims of AIDS who are commemorated in the AIDS quilt. It is a massive cloth collecting each piece as a memorial for each victim of the disease to both show the death toll and to show the humanity of the victims to those who would rather demonize them.
Written by Kenneth Chisholm |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The documentary was the first project of Dolly Parton and Sandy Gallin's Sandollar Productions not to feature Parton (having previously produced her A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986) and Dolly (1987)). Subsequent projects from their company included Steve Martin's Father of the Bride (1991), Father of the Bride Part II (1995), and Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) (2020) trilogy, Shining Through (1992), Sabrina (1995), I.Q. (1994), and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (1990). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Common Threads See more » |
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Narrator:
It took Rock Hudson's death to capture America's attention. By that time, AIDS had already killed 15 thousand of other Americans. Rock Hudson is the most famous name in the giant quilt, a memorial to ten thousand names of men, women and children who came along very different roads to the same fate. See more » |