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James Walter Braddock (June 7, 1905 – November 29, 1974) was an American [3] [4] boxer who was the world heavyweight champion from 1935 to 1937. [5]Fighting under the name James J. Braddock (ostensibly to follow the pattern set by two prior world boxing champions, James J. Corbett and James J. Jeffries), Braddock was known for his spoiling, counterpunching style, powerful right hand, and his ...
Cinderella Man is a 2005 American biographical drama film [3] directed by Ron Howard.The film stars Russell Crowe, Renée Zellweger and Paul Giamatti.It tells the true story of heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock, who was dubbed "The Cinderella Man" by journalist Damon Runyon.
[26] Baer, ever the showman, "brought gales of laughter from the crowd with his antics" the night he stepped between the ropes to meet Braddock. As Braddock "slipped the blue bathrobe from his pink back, he was the sentimental favorite of a Bowl crowd of 30,000, most of whom had bet their money 8-to-1 against him." [26]
Ruth Fenner Braddock died on Aug. 24 at age 100. Born Dec. 2, 1923 in Binghamton, New York, she was a World War II veteran, educator and women’s activist. After the war she and her then husband ...
Parenthood made a family out of its cast — both on screen and off. The NBC drama ran for six seasons from March 2010 to January 2015 and became known as a tearjerker for its story lines on ...
Even after Braddock's boxing career was over, the two men stayed connected. By the late 1940s, Gould was operating Braddock's Corner, a restaurant located at 157 W. 49th Street. [1] Gould died from leukemia at his home at The Century apartment building on 25 Central Park West on April 21, 1950. [1] [18]
A former Playboy model killed herself and her 7-year-old son after jumping from a hotel in Midtown New York City on Friday morning. The New York Post reports that 47-year-old Stephanie Adams ...
Rosemarie Braddock DeWitt [1] [2] (born October 26, 1971) [3] is an American actress. DeWitt played Emily Lehman in the Fox television series Standoff (2006–07), co-starring with her future husband Ron Livingston , as well as Charmaine Craine on United States of Tara .