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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000014693-03-000060
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030715
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030716

ISSUER:		

	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

	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

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BROWN W L LYONS JR
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001157326

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	002-26821
		FILM NUMBER:		03788869

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CL/O WESTVACO CORP
		STREET 2:		ONE HIGH RIDGE PK
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06905
		BUSINESS PHONE:		203 461 7400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C;/O WESTVACO CORP
		STREET 2:		ONE HIGH RIDGE PARK
		CITY:			STAMFORD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06905
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        <issuerName>BROWN FORMAN CORP</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001157326</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BROWN W L LYONS JR</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>  </rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>  </rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>  </rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode>
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for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the 'beneficial owner' of any equity securities held in a limited partnership or in trust and reported on this form.</footnote><footnote id="F2">Reporting person, subject to footnote 1 above, indirectly owns a beneficial interest in 209,456 shares held by 2002 LLC, 1,722.3 shares held by Partnership/Nectar, 219,004.3 shares held by Trust/Partnership, 1,018,347.3 shares held by Trust/Remainder, 163,443 shares held by spouse.</footnote></footnotes><ownerSignature><signatureName>John R. Edds  Attn. in Fact for: W.L. Lyons Brown, Jr.</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-07-16</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

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