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Tom Waddell

Born November 1, 1937 · Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Died July 11, 1987 · aged 49

Dr. Tom Waddell was a gay American physician, sportsman and competitor at the 1968 Summer Olympics who founded the Gay Olympics in 1982 in San Francisco.

Known For

Common Threads: Stories from the QuiltCommon Threads: Stories from the Quilt · 1989
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
★ 6.91989
MovieHistoryDocumentary
On the eve of 1987's Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, surviving families and friends of people who have died of AIDS prepare panels to be added to a large-scale memorial quilt project. Drawing from the sea of names memorialized, director Robert Epstein focuses on the lives of six people. Alongside the intimate profiles offered, through news footage and interviews, Epstein puts the AIDS crisis in the larger context of social and government response to the disease.
Take the Flame! Gay Games: Grace, Grit, and GloryTake the Flame! Gay Games: Grace, Grit, and Glory · 2005
Take the Flame! Gay Games: Grace, Grit, and Glory
★ 3.72005
Movie
A documentary look at the Gay Games. From the idea's inception by Dr. Tom Waddell to the splitting of the games for 2006.

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