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"Babe" Didrikson: Star Athlete, 42, Dies Of Cancer

"Babe" Didrikson: Star Athlete, 42, Dies Of Cancer
Clip: 354345_1_1
Year Shot: 1956 (Estimated Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1623
Original Film: 029-079-02
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Timecode: 00:01:40 - 00:02:42

'Babe' Didrikson Zaharias dies of cancer at the age of 42, and sports lovers everywhere mourn the passing of the beloved 'World's Greatest Woman Athlete.' Highlights of her truly fabulous career, from the 1932 Olympics (Olympic footage may not be licensed) where she burst into fame, to the present are reviewed.

"Babe" Didrikson: Star Athlete, 42, Dies Of Cancer
Clip: 354345_1_2
Year Shot: 1956 (Estimated Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1623
Original Film: 029-079-02
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Timecode: 00:01:40 - 00:01:56

Establishing shot - A shot of the Bade gardening, holding up a prize rose. MCUS - Babe and her husband George Zaharias, professional wrestler and her manager.

"Babe" Didrikson: Star Athlete, 42, Dies Of Cancer
Clip: 354345_1_3
Year Shot: 1932 (Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1623
Original Film: 029-079-02
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Timecode: 00:01:56 - 00:02:13

DO NOT SELL MCUS - Babe standing on a track. Aerial shot - Sports stadium in Los Angeles. MCUS - Babe throwing the javelin at the 1932 Olympics

"Babe" Didrikson: Star Athlete, 42, Dies Of Cancer
Clip: 354345_1_4
Year Shot: 1956 (Estimated Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1623
Original Film: 029-079-02
HD: N/A
Location: United States
Timecode: 00:02:13 - 00:02:42

CUS - Babe grip on golf clubs, full shot of babe "heat to toe" of the Babe taking a swing at the golf ball. MCUS - Shoulders up - Babe smiling. CUS - The Babe smiling, more than likely taken shortly before she passed away.