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  1. Diagnosed with HIV in 1985, Davis kept his condition private until shortly before his death at age 41 on September 8, 1991, in Los Angeles. In 1997, his wife Susan revealed that he probably contracted HIV through intravenous drug use, and that he committed assisted suicide by a drug overdose.

  2. Sep 10, 1991 · Actor Brad Davis, the all-American boy who starred as Billy Hayes in the film “Midnight Express” and originated the role of Ned Weeks in the play “The Normal Heart,” died Sunday at his home in...

  3. Jun 20, 1997 · Brad Davis died at home Sept. 8, 1991, in an assisted suicide. Ms. Bluestein Davis does not discuss the details of the drug overdose, saying only that she was by her husband's side...

  4. Sep 11, 1991 · Monday morning, a message on Erman’s answering machine announced to him that Davis died Sunday. Eight weeks ago, upon returning home from a Fourth of July weekend at the beach with his wife and...

  5. It was 1991. He didn’t want Alex, who was 8 years old, to see him die a horrible death. He took his own life while he was still able, on September 8, 1991. Brad’s death shocked Hollywood. Brad had wanted to tell the truth of how he died and what he had been through hiding the truth that he had AIDS.

  6. Sep 10, 1991 · LOS ANGELES -- Actor Brad Davis, who won a Golden Globe award for his role in the movie 'Midnight Express,' and starred in one of the first stage plays about the AIDS crisis, has died of...

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  8. Apr 16, 1997 · In 1981, he was able to get and stay sober, and he and his wife had a daughter, Alexandra, now 13. He set about trying to resurrect his career and reputation, despite being diagnosed...