Povjesničar borilačkih sportova i borilački umjetnik
William Powell’s fifth turn as S.S. Van Dine’s detective Philo Vance may have been his best. The Kennel Murder Case (1933) finds Philo Vance trying to solve the murder of Archer Coe. Coe had many enemies but the greatest mystery for Vance is how Coe was murdered in a locked room. Vance je prisustvovao izložbi pasa s Coeom i njegovima
Ollie J. Zimmerman was the third son born to my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman and his second wife Mollie Bollinger. Ollie and his twin sister Dollie were born on either April 27, 1906 or April 27, 1907. Since Ollie’s headstone says “1906”, I’m going with April 27, 1906 as his birthdate. U 1909, Ollie would lose his mother, kada Mellie
Charlie Chan u Panami (1940) zvjezdica Sidney Toler kao inspektor Charlie Chan. U tom filmu, Inspektor Chan je na tragu špijuna Riner. Riner namjerava izvršiti čin sabotaže, kada je američka flota prolazi kroz kanal. Inspektor Chan doživljava neobičnu situaciju, when he is arrested for the death of an American agent in
Eugene “Gen” Kolovoz Johannpeter rođen svibnja 20, 1908, Julius i Bertha Johannpeter. Bio je drugi sin ujak Jules i teta Bertha. Njegov stariji brat je bio Julius “Punks” William Johannpeter, Jr., koji je letio na mail iz Lambert području uz Charles Lindbergh. “Punks” was seven years older than Gene. Moj djed, Gilbert P. Ellis, lived
On Thursday, Siječanj 23, 1902, St. Louis awakened to the news millionaire A. Deane Cooper was found murdered in the Vista Bathhouse at Franklin Avenue and North Grand Boulevard. Cooper, jedan od sv. Louis’ najbogatijih ljudi, posjedovane stambene nekretnine i druga imovina procijenjena na 2 Milijun dolara. Cooper aspired to be the biggest property owner in St. Louis. On
On July 3, 1905, Marvin Hart entered the fight for the vacant world title as a 3 to 1 underdog. Jack Root who would be the first light heavyweight championship was the favorite to succeed the recently retired James J. Jeffries. Jeffries would referee this title match to replace him. Marvin Hart had recently beaten Jack Johnson. Widely considered the
Na ožujka 19, 1942, RKO Radio Pictures released the second film starring the Old Time Radio comedy team Lum and Abner. Stidljiv prvostupnik (1942) starred Chester Lauck as Lum Edwards and Norris Goff as Abner Peabody, the owners of the Jot’Em Down Store in Arkansas. U tom filmu (affiliate link), longtime bachelor Lum Edwards wants to become a hero
In early March 1873, bare knuckle prizefighter Ned “The Irish Giant” O’Baldwin was preparing for a potential match with Jem Mace, who claimed the World Bare Knuckle Prizefighting Championship. Međutim, before O’Baldwin could face Mace, he served as a second for a friend and fellow prizefighter named Hicken. Profesionalne borbe u 19. stoljeću uživale su lošu reputaciju izvan zemlje
Lipanj 27, 1941, Producer’s Releasing Corporation (PRC) released Double Cross (1941). The film is a starring vehicle for Kane Richmond, who displays his usual rugged toughness backed up by intelligence. U tom filmu, Richmond plays Police Officer Jim Murray, the son of a Police Captain. At the beginning of the film, Jim Murray’s friend Steve Bronson, another police officer,
John Berg was a good enough wrestler to beat Martin “Seljak” Burns twice but was mostly thought of as a good lighter wrestler. Berg held the World Light Heavyweight Wrestling Championship in the late 1910s and competed for the Middleweight Title, which was contested at 158 funti. Berg missed weight by four pounds but won the match. Berg se hrvao