How the Zapruder Film Came to Life.

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    • Subject Terms:
      LIFE (Periodical)
    • Subject Terms:
      ZAPRUDER, Abraham
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination of then-U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas in November 1963, focusing on the author's recollections on how he was able to purchase an original copy of a film of the assassination which was captured by Texas businessman Abraham "Abe" Zapruder. It states that the author's employer at the time, LIFE Magazine, agreed to pay Zapruder 50,000 dollars for print rights to the original film.