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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000014693-00-000019
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20000930
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20000906

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BROWN FORMAN CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000014693
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [2080
]		IRS NUMBER:				610143150
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430
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		FILING VALUES:
			FORM TYPE:		8-K
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	002-26821
			FILM NUMBER:		717653
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			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		850 DIXIE HWY
				CITY:			LOUISVILLE
				STATE:			KY
				ZIP:			40210
				BUSINESS PHONE:		5025851100
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				MAIL ADDRESS:	
					STREET 1:		P O BOX 1080
					CITY:			LOUISVILLE
					STATE:			KY
					ZIP:			40201
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					FORMER COMPANY:	
						FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BROWN FORMAN INC
						DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19870816
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						FORMER COMPANY:	
							FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BROWN FORMAN DISTILLERS CORP
							DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19840807
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							FORMER COMPANY:	
								FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BROWN FORMAN DISTILLERY CO
								DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19670730
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 8-K

                                 Current Report
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of
earliest event reported):     September 6, 2000 (August 31, 2000)

                            Brown-Forman Corporation
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

   Delaware                    1-123              61-0243150
(State or other            (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
 jurisdiction of            File Number)       Identification No.)
 incorporation)

 850 Dixie Highway, Louisville, Kentucky           40210
(Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (502) 585-1100

<PAGE>

Item 5.

On August 31, 2000, the Corporation purchased 61,992 shares of Class B
Common Stock in a private transaction.  A copy of the press release issued in
connection with this development is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1, and
incorporated by reference herein.

On September 5, 2000, the Corporation announced certain executive promotions
within its beverage organization.  A copy of the press release issued in
connection with this development is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2, and
incorporated by reference herein.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       Brown-Forman Corporation
                                            (Registrant)


Date:   September 6, 2000                 By:  /s/ Michael B. Crutcher
                                                Michael B. Crutcher
                                                Senior Vice President,
                                                General Counsel, and Secretary

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<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BROWN-FORMAN PURCHASES CLASS B COMMON STOCK

LOUISVILLE, KY, August 31, 2000 -- Brown-Forman Corporation announced today that
it has acquired 61,992 shares of Class B Common Stock from an estate.  The
purchase price of the shares was $50.91 per share, the average of the closing
prices of the stock on August 28 and 29.

Brown-Forman Corporation is a diversified producer and marketer of fine quality
consumer products, including Jack Daniel's, Canadian Mist, Southern Comfort,
Fetzer and Bolla Wines, Korbel California Champagnes, Lenox, Dansk, and Gorham
tableware and giftware, and Hartmann Luggage.


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<SEQUENCE>3
<FILENAME>0003.txt
<DESCRIPTION>PRESS RELEASE
<TEXT>


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BROWN-FORMAN PROMOTES THREE EXECUTIVES IN BEVERAGE ORGANIZATION
Michael V. Cheek Named President of Global Spirits Group

Louisville, KY, September 5, 2000 -- Brown-Forman Beverages Worldwide President
and Chief Executive Officer William M. Street announced today the promotion of
three executives within the beverage organization.  Michael V. Cheek has been
appointed to the new position of president of Brown-Forman's Global Spirits
Group, and he has also been named executive vice president of Brown-Forman
Beverages Worldwide (BFBW); James L. Bareuther has been appointed president of
the North American Group, succeeding Cheek in that position; and Thomas P.
Burnet, president of the company's Wine Group, also has been named executive
vice president of BFBW.

As president of the Global Spirits Group, Cheek will lead all of Brown-Forman's
spirits sales and territorial marketing efforts around the world.  Cheek joined
Brown-Forman in 1992 and was appointed president of the company's North American
Group in 1994.  In this position, he has led the company's strong growth in the
U.S. spirits market.  Cheek will report to BFBW President and CEO William M.
Street.

Bareuther joined Brown-Forman in 1994 and most recently served as executive vice
president of marketing and sales for the North American Group's Spirits Brands
Company, which handles Brown-Forman's major spirits brands, including Jack
Daniel's and Southern Comfort.  As president of the North American Group,
Bareuther will be responsible for all of the company's spirits brands in North
America as well as in Australia and New Zealand.  Bareuther reports to Cheek.

Burnet, leader of Brown-Forman's fast-growing wine business since February of
this year, was named executive vice president of BFBW to reflect his important
contribution to the company's strategic direction.  Burnet, who joined
Brown-Forman in 1990, reports to Street.

Brown-Forman Beverages Worldwide is a division of Brown-Forman Corporation,
Louisville, KY.  It produces and markets more than 30 brands of premium wines
and spirits, including Jack Daniel's, Canadian Mist, Southern Comfort, Finlandia
Vodka, Korbel California Champagnes, Fetzer Vineyards California wines, and
Bolla Italian wines.

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