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Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt 1989

On the eve of the 1987 Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, families and friends of those lost to AIDS craft panels for a massive memorial quilt. Director Robert Epstein draws from the countless names to tell the intimate stories of six individuals, while news footage and interviews situate the epidemic within the broader social and governmental response.

On the eve of the 1987 Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, families and friends of those lost to AIDS craft panels for a massive memorial quilt. Director Robert Epstein draws from the countless names to tell the intimate stories of six individuals, while news footage and interviews situate the epidemic within the broader social and governmental response.

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Meet the Full Cast and Actors of Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Explore the complete cast of Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, including both lead and supporting actors. Learn who plays each character, discover their past roles and achievements, and find out what makes this ensemble cast stand out in the world of film and television.


Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Self (archive footage)

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Narrator (voice)

Larry Kramer

Larry Kramer

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor

Self - Introduction Speaker

Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Self (archive footage)

John Palmer

John Palmer

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Bryant Gumbel

Bryant Gumbel

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Vito Russo

Vito Russo

Storyteller (Story Subject: Jeffrey Sevcik)

Robert Hager

Robert Hager

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Cleve Jones

Cleve Jones

Self

Kevin McCullough

Kevin McCullough

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

James Curran

James Curran

Self - Center for Disease Control (archive footage)

Gary Bauer

Gary Bauer

Self - Policy Advisor to the President (archive footage)

Robert Ray

Robert Ray

Self (archive footage)

Gregg Baker

Gregg Baker

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Jerry Falwell

Jerry Falwell

Self - Moral Majority Leader (archive footage)

Andrea Mitchell

Andrea Mitchell

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Sallie Perryman

Sallie Perryman

Storyteller (Story Subject: Robert Perryman)

Sara Lewinstein

Sara Lewinstein

Storyteller (Story Subject: Dr. Tom Waddell)

Suzi Mandell

Suzi Mandell

Storyteller (Story Subject: David Mandell Jr.)

Tracy Torrey

Tracy Torrey

Storyteller (Story Subject: Self and David C. Campbell)

Robert Bazell

Robert Bazell

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Kevin Boyle

Kevin Boyle

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Edward Brandt

Edward Brandt

Self - Assistant Secretary for Health (archive footage)

Bobbi Campbell

Bobbi Campbell

Self (archive footage)

David C. Campbell

David C. Campbell

Self (archive footage)

Marcus A. Conant

Marcus A. Conant

Self (archive footage)

Bolton Eckert

Bolton Eckert

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Virginia Fedosky

Virginia Fedosky

Self (archive footage)

Emil Guillermo

Emil Guillermo

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Tim Haas

Tim Haas

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Charles Howard

Charles Howard

Self (archive footage)

C. Everett Koop

C. Everett Koop

Self - Surgeon General (archive footage)

Roger Gail Lyon

Roger Gail Lyon

Self (archive footage)

David Mandell Jr.

David Mandell Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Mark Ostfield

Mark Ostfield

Self (archive footage)

Marcia Pally

Marcia Pally

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Robert Perryman

Robert Perryman

Self (archive footage)

Hampton Pearson

Hampton Pearson

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

John Politano

John Politano

Self

Josie Politano

Josie Politano

Self

Randy Ray

Randy Ray

Self (archive footage)

Ricky Ray

Ricky Ray

Self (archive footage)

Neil Schram

Neil Schram

Self - Los Angeles AIDS Task Force (archive footage)

Heidi Schulman

Heidi Schulman

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

Jeffrey Sevcik

Jeffrey Sevcik

Self (archive footage)

Tom Waddell

Tom Waddell

Self (archive footage)

Gary Walsh

Gary Walsh

Self (archive footage)

Linda Yee

Linda Yee

Self - News Reporter (archive footage)

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Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Themes and Keywords

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