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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950131-96-001739.txt : 19960430
<SEC-HEADER>0000950131-96-001739.hdr.sgml : 19960430
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950131-96-001739
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		19960429
SROS:			NONE

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BROWN FORMAN CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000014693
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BEVERAGES [2080]
		IRS NUMBER:				610143150
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-10909
		FILM NUMBER:		96552265

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		850 DIXIE HWY
		CITY:			LOUISVILLE
		STATE:			KY
		ZIP:			40210
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5025851100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 1080
		CITY:			LOUISVILLE
		STATE:			KY
		ZIP:			40201

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BROWN FORMAN INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19870816

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BROWN FORMAN DISTILLERS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19840807

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BROWN FORMAN DISTILLERY CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19670730

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BROWN FORMAN CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000014693
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BEVERAGES [2080]
		IRS NUMBER:				610143150
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		850 DIXIE HWY
		CITY:			LOUISVILLE
		STATE:			KY
		ZIP:			40210
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5025851100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 1080
		CITY:			LOUISVILLE
		STATE:			KY
		ZIP:			40201

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BROWN FORMAN INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19870816

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BROWN FORMAN DISTILLERS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19840807

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BROWN FORMAN DISTILLERY CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19670730
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>SC 13D/A
<SEQUENCE>1
<DESCRIPTION>AMENDMENT #3 TO SCHEDULE 13D
<TEXT>

<PAGE>
 
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              (Amendment No. 3)*



                           Brown-Forman Corporation
________________________________________________________________________________
                               (Name of Issuer)


                             Class A Common Stock
________________________________________________________________________________
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                  115637-10-0
        _______________________________________________________________
                                (CUSIP Number)

                James S. Welch              (502)582-1601
                Ogden Newell & Welch
                1200 One Riverfront Plaza, Louisville, KY  40202
________________________________________________________________________________
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
                                Communications)

                                      N/A
        _______________________________________________________________
            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [_].

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [_]. (A fee is
not required only if the reporting person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

Note:  Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filed out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

                       (Continued on following page(s))

                               Page 1 of 5 Pages
<PAGE>
 
- -----------------------                                  ---------------------
 CUSIP No. 115637-10-0                13D                  Page 2 of 5 Pages
- -----------------------                                  ---------------------
 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
 1    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
                          
      Laura Lee Brown
      ###-##-####

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 2                                                              (a) [_]
                                                                (b) [_]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      SEC USE ONLY
 3
 
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      SOURCE OF FUNDS*
 4    
      N/A  
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT 
      TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [_]
 5    
      N/A
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 6    
      United States of America
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          SOLE VOTING POWER
                     7     
     NUMBER OF            
                                                                        0
      SHARES       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY      8    
                                                                1,360,910
     OWNED BY                    
                   -----------------------------------------------------------
       EACH               SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                     9     
    REPORTING                                                           0
                         
      PERSON       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH          10   
                                                                1,360,910
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11    
                                                                1,360,910
      
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
12                  
      [_]
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13    
                                                                     4.69%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
14                                                                   IN
      
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
<PAGE>
 
                           BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

                                 SCHEDULE 13D

                                Laura Lee Brown

Item 1.  Security and Issuer:

         Class A Common Stock

         Brown-Forman Corporation
         850 Dixie Highway 
         Louisville, KY  40210

Item 2.  Identity and Background:

             
         (a)  Name:

              Laura Lee Brown
             
         (b)  Residence or business address:

              7001 U.S. Highway 42
              Louisville, KY  40222

         (c)  Present principal occupation or employment and
              employer information:

              None.

         (d)  Criminal Convictions in last five years:

              None.

         (e)  Civil proceedings in last five years leading to
              finding of violation of federal or state securities
              laws:

              None.
             
         (f)  Citizenship:

              United States of America.
             
Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration:

         Not Applicable.

                                                           Page 3 of 5
<PAGE>
 
Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction:

         Due to the emancipation of certain minors, relieving the 
         undersigned of beneficial ownership of the shares they 
         hold either directly or through certain trusts, my
         beneficial share ownership of the Class A common stock of
         Brown-Forman Corpration has dropped below 5%.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer:

         (a)(i)    Amount Beneficially Owned:             1,360,910

            (ii)   Percent of Class:                          4.69%

         (b)(i)    Sole Voting Power:                           0

            (ii)   Shared Voting Power:                   1,360,910

            (iii)  Sole Dispositive Power:                      0  

            (iv)   Shared Dispositive Power:              1,360,910

            (v)    Persons Sharing Voting and Disposal Power:

                   The undersigned, as a member of the Advisory
                   Committee to Trusts under the Will of her
                   mother, Gertrude Brown Albrecht, shares voting
                   and disposal powers over 46,116 shares of
                   Brown-Forman Corporation Class A common stock
                   and, as a member of the Advisory Committee to
                   Trusts under the Will of her father, George
                   Garvin Brown, shares voting and disposal powers
                   over 591,315 shares of Brown-Forman
                   Corporation, Class A common stock, in each
                   instance.

                   (1)(A)  George Garvin Brown III

                      (B)  c/o Transtek
                           National City Tower
                           Louisville, KY  40202

                      (C)  Chairman of the Board of Transportation
                           Technologies, Inc.

                   (2)(A)  Owsley Brown II

                      (B)  Brown-Forman Corporation
                           850 Dixie Highway
                           Louisville, KY  40210 


                                                       Page 4 of 5 
<PAGE>
 
                      (C)  Chairman of the Board and Chief
                           Executive Officer, Brown-Forman
                           Corporation

              Neither Mr. G. Garvin Brown nor Mr. Owsley Brown II
              has been convicted of a criminal offense or been
              found liable in a civil action involving securities
              laws in the last five years.  Both are United States
              citizens.

         (c)  Transactions in Past Sixty Days:

              None.

         (d)  Others Known to Have Power to Direct Receipt of 
              Dividends or Sale Proceeds:

              None.

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships
         with Respect to Securities of the Issuer:

         None.

Signature

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


April 25, 1996
- ------------------------------

/s/ Laura Lee Brown
- ------------------------------
Signature

Laura Lee Brown
- ------------------------------
Name/Title

 
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