Babe Didrikson Star Athlete, 42, Dies of Cancer

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Description

The original release sheet for this Universal Newsreel segment reads:

BABE DIDRIKSON DIES – “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, where she burst into fame, to the present are reviewed.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection UN: MCA/Universal Pictures Collection.

National Archives Identifier: 234274022

Full Citation: Babe Didrikson Star Athlete, 42, Dies of Cancer; 9/27/1956; Motion Picture Releases of the Universal Newsreel Library, 1929 – 1967; Collection UN: MCA/Universal Pictures Collection,; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/babe-didrikson-star-athlete-dies-newsreel/, February 23, 2026]

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