| Arthur Ashe  AKA Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr.
Born: 10-Jul-1943
Birthplace: Richmond, VA
Died: 6-Feb-1993
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: AIDS
Remains: Buried, Woodland Cemetery, Richmond, VA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Tennis Nationality: United States
Executive summary: First black man to win Wimbledon Father: Arthur Robert Ashe, Sr. (d. 1989 stroke)
Mother: Mattie Cunningham Ashe (d. 1950)
Brother: Johnnie (younger)
Wife: Jeanne Marie Moutoussamy (m. 20-Feb-1977)
Daughter: Camera (b. 21-Dec-1986 in New York City)
High School: Sumner High School, St. Louis, MO
University: BA Business, University of California at Los Angeles (1966)
Member of the Board of Aetna (1982-93)
American Heart Association national campaign chairman
United Negro College Fund
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Endorsement of Adidas 1978
Emmy
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame 1979
International Tennis Hall of Fame 1985
Kentucky Colonel
Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 1992
Presidential Medal of Freedom 20-Jun-1993
Heart Attack 1979
Heart Bypass Operation quadruple 13-Dec-1979
Heart Bypass Operation double 21-Jun-1983
Civil Disobedience outside the South African embassy in Washington, DC 11-Jan-1985
Civil Disobedience outside the White House in Washington, DC 9-Sep-1992
Wedding: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver (1986)
Risk Factors: Diabetes, AIDS
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Baseball (18-Sep-1994) Himself
Author of books:
Arthur Ashe: Portrait in Motion (1975, memoir, with Frank Deford)
Days of Grace: A Memoir (1993, memoir, with Arnold Rampersad)
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