Ford gives Indiana's bullwhip to charity auction

January 12th, 2001
Reuters

Harrison Ford has donated the bullwhip he used in all three Indiana Jones films to an auction to help the fight against Aids in Africa. The item is just one of hundreds of pieces of movie memorabilia donated by Hollywood celebrities for the charity auction organised by the Irish actor Liam Neeson. Among the other celebrity pieces up for grabs are a trademark Sir Michael Caine raincoat from the film Hannah And Her Sisters and the outfit worn by Welsh star Catherine Zeta Jones in The Mask Of Zorro.

Mel Gibson's sword from Braveheart and Julia Roberts's wedding dress from The Runaway Bride have also been donated. The auction will take place in New York on March 6. Neeson launched the auction last November by offering the light sabre which he used in the Star Wars prequel, The Phantom Menace. Since then, a large number of stars have been moved by the plight of those suffering from Aids in Africa and have offered items for auction.

Movie Action For Children is hoping to raise around £3.5 million to pay for drugs which will stop mothers passing on HIV to their children. Neeson is a special patron of UNICEF in Ireland. He was delighted with the response he had received from people in the film business. He said: "I am genuinely stunned and humbled by the generosity of my colleagues in the business. Many have donated items they intended to keep forever. "These are really pieces that money can't buy, and I'm delighted that everyone has rallied round for such a good cause." Other stars, not from the mainstream film world have also become involved in the auction. Michael Jackson has donated a coat and boxer Sugar Ray Leonard is offering a pair of his gloves.

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