Maxie Rosenbloom
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Max Everitt Rosenbloom, known as Slapsie Maxie (November 1, 1907 – March 6, 1976) was an American
boxer
, actor
, and television personality.
, Rosenbloom was nicknamed "Slapsie Maxie" by a journalist due to his open gloved style of boxing. In 1930, he won the New York light heavyweight title.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QcU0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jI8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2090,3373543&dq=maxie+nightclub&hl=en In 1932, he won the Light Heavyweight
Championship of the World.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yxoeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S2QEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2480,540201&dq=maxie+light-heavyweight&hl=en He held and defended the title until November 1934, when he lost it to Bob Olin
.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ckwbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lEsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5010,3737074&dq=maxie+light-heavyweight&hl=en As a professional boxer, Rosenbloom relied on hitting and moving to score points. He was very difficult to hit cleanly with a power punch and his fights often went the full number of required rounds. In his boxing matches he suffered thousands of head punches, which eventually led to the deterioration of his motor functions.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QcU0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jI8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2090,3373543&dq=maxie+nightclub&hl=en
In 1936, he had a brief fling with a women from Oklahoma. They met at a restaurant while he was traveling to a fight. There have been rumors that a child was conceived due to their brief relationship. However, there is no other information related to this event. In 1937, he accepted a role in a Hollywood film. He became a character actor, portraying comical "big guys," in movies that included Each Dawn I Die
.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C2NGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BNEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6069,5474660&dq=maxie+each-dawn&hl=en After retiring from boxing in 1939 he operated nightclubs in San Francisco and Los Angeles
.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QcU0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jI8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2090,3373543&dq=maxie+nightclub&hl=en He continued acting on radio, television, and in a number of films, usually playing comedy roles as a big, clumsy, punch-drunk—but lovable—lout.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QcU0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jI8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2090,3373543&dq=maxie+nightclub&hl=en He appeared in a number of episodes (playing himself)of the Fred Allen Radio Show - including a skit with Marlene Dietrich. Rosenbloom played an important part in television's first 90-minute drama, Requiem for a Heavyweight
, written by Rod Serling
, and starring Jack Palance
as a boxer at the end of his career. Rosenbloom played an ex pug, whose life revolved around retelling old boxing stories night after night to other ex-pugs in a down and out bar. It is the fate that looms for Palance (as "Mountain McClintock") if he cannot adjust to a new life outside the ring.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m8ROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vQAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7124,2142560&dq=maxie+requiem&hl=en
In The Honeymooners
episode "TV Or Not TV," Jackie Gleason
's character, Ralph Kramden, reads aloud a TV listing from the newspaper, "Fights Of The World: Maxie Rosenbloom vs. Kingfish Levinsky."http://books.google.com/books?id=9oi8DVPVqpIC&pg=PA26&dq=%22maxie%22+kingfish+honeymooners&hl=en&ei=q5xOTe2KDsL78AbMrOjzDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
in 1976 at the age of 68, and was interred in the Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
in North Hollywood, California.
In 1984 he was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
. In 1929, he had fought with four other Jewish boxers in a benefit at Madison Square Garden to raise relief funds for Palestine.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P-pPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BlUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3577,2941287&dq=rosenbloom+boxer+jewish&hl=en During 1935, he postponed a scheduled fight with Tiger Jack Fox that was scheduled to fall between Rosh Hashanah
and Yom Kippur
so that they could take place after the Jewish holidays.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5LEcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MVQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3899,6496143&dq=rosenbloom+boxer+jewish&hl=en
Rosenbloom was also inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame
in 1985.http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/SB/lib00167,0EB044B172C03254.html
In 1993 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
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United States
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boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, and television personality.
Life and career
Born in Leonard's Bridge, ConnecticutConnecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, Rosenbloom was nicknamed "Slapsie Maxie" by a journalist due to his open gloved style of boxing. In 1930, he won the New York light heavyweight title.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QcU0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jI8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2090,3373543&dq=maxie+nightclub&hl=en In 1932, he won the Light Heavyweight
Light heavyweight
In boxing, the light heavyweight is a weight division above 168 pounds [12 Stone or 76.204 kilograms] and up to 175 pounds [12.5 stone or 79.38 kilograms]), falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight...
Championship of the World.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yxoeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=S2QEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2480,540201&dq=maxie+light-heavyweight&hl=en He held and defended the title until November 1934, when he lost it to Bob Olin
Bob Olin
Robert Lous "Bob" Olin was an American boxer.He won the World Light Heavyweight Championship.-Boxing career:In 1928 Olin won the New York City Golden Gloves Open Championship...
.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ckwbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lEsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5010,3737074&dq=maxie+light-heavyweight&hl=en As a professional boxer, Rosenbloom relied on hitting and moving to score points. He was very difficult to hit cleanly with a power punch and his fights often went the full number of required rounds. In his boxing matches he suffered thousands of head punches, which eventually led to the deterioration of his motor functions.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QcU0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jI8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2090,3373543&dq=maxie+nightclub&hl=en
In 1936, he had a brief fling with a women from Oklahoma. They met at a restaurant while he was traveling to a fight. There have been rumors that a child was conceived due to their brief relationship. However, there is no other information related to this event. In 1937, he accepted a role in a Hollywood film. He became a character actor, portraying comical "big guys," in movies that included Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die is a 1939 gangster film featuring James Cagney and George Raft in their only movie together as leads, although Raft had made an unbilled appearance in a 1932 Cagney vehicle called Taxi! in which he won a dance contest against Cagney, after which he and Cagney brawl...
.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=C2NGAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BNEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6069,5474660&dq=maxie+each-dawn&hl=en After retiring from boxing in 1939 he operated nightclubs in San Francisco and Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QcU0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jI8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2090,3373543&dq=maxie+nightclub&hl=en He continued acting on radio, television, and in a number of films, usually playing comedy roles as a big, clumsy, punch-drunk—but lovable—lout.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QcU0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jI8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2090,3373543&dq=maxie+nightclub&hl=en He appeared in a number of episodes (playing himself)of the Fred Allen Radio Show - including a skit with Marlene Dietrich. Rosenbloom played an important part in television's first 90-minute drama, Requiem for a Heavyweight
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Requiem for a Heavyweight was a teleplay written by Rod Serling and produced for the live television show Playhouse 90 on 11 October 1956. Six years later, it was adapted as a 1962 feature film starring Anthony Quinn, Jackie Gleason and Mickey Rooney....
, written by Rod Serling
Rod Serling
Rodman Edward "Rod" Serling was an American screenwriter, novelist, television producer, and narrator best known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science fiction anthology TV series, The Twilight Zone. Serling was active in politics, both on and off the screen and helped form...
, and starring Jack Palance
Jack Palance
Jack Palance , was an American actor. During half a century of film and television appearances, Palance was nominated for three Academy Awards, all as Best Actor in a Supporting Role, winning in 1991 for his role in City Slickers.-Early life:Palance, one of five children, was born Volodymyr...
as a boxer at the end of his career. Rosenbloom played an ex pug, whose life revolved around retelling old boxing stories night after night to other ex-pugs in a down and out bar. It is the fate that looms for Palance (as "Mountain McClintock") if he cannot adjust to a new life outside the ring.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m8ROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vQAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7124,2142560&dq=maxie+requiem&hl=en
In The Honeymooners
The Honeymooners
The Honeymooners is an American situation comedy television show, based on a recurring 1951–'55 sketch of the same name. It originally aired on the DuMont network's Cavalcade of Stars and subsequently on the CBS network's The Jackie Gleason Show hosted by Jackie Gleason, and filmed before a live...
episode "TV Or Not TV," Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason was an American comedian, actor and musician. He was known for his brash visual and verbal comedy style, especially by his character Ralph Kramden on The Honeymooners, a situation-comedy television series. His most noted film roles were as Minnesota Fats in the drama film The...
's character, Ralph Kramden, reads aloud a TV listing from the newspaper, "Fights Of The World: Maxie Rosenbloom vs. Kingfish Levinsky."http://books.google.com/books?id=9oi8DVPVqpIC&pg=PA26&dq=%22maxie%22+kingfish+honeymooners&hl=en&ei=q5xOTe2KDsL78AbMrOjzDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
Death
Rosenbloom died of Paget's disease of bonePaget's disease of bone
Paget's disease is a chronic disorder that can result in enlarged and misshapen bones. The excessive breakdown and formation of bone tissue causes affected bone to weaken, resulting in pain, misshapen bones, fractures, and arthritis in the joints near the affected bones...
in 1976 at the age of 68, and was interred in the Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery
Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is located at 10621 Victory Boulevard in North Hollywood, California.The cemetery has a special section called the Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation that is the final resting place for a number of aviation pioneers — barnstormers, daredevils and...
in North Hollywood, California.
Halls of Fame
Rosenbloom was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1972.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QcU0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=jI8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2090,3373543&dq=maxie+nightclub&hl=enIn 1984 he was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
The International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame was opened July 7, 1981, in Netanya, Israel. It honors Jewish athletes and their accomplishments from anywhere around the world....
. In 1929, he had fought with four other Jewish boxers in a benefit at Madison Square Garden to raise relief funds for Palestine.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P-pPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BlUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3577,2941287&dq=rosenbloom+boxer+jewish&hl=en During 1935, he postponed a scheduled fight with Tiger Jack Fox that was scheduled to fall between Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah , , is the Jewish New Year. It is the first of the High Holy Days or Yamim Nora'im which occur in the autumn...
and Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur , also known as Day of Atonement, is the holiest and most solemn day of the year for the Jews. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue...
so that they could take place after the Jewish holidays.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5LEcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MVQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3899,6496143&dq=rosenbloom+boxer+jewish&hl=en
Rosenbloom was also inducted into the World Boxing Hall of Fame
World Boxing Hall of Fame
The World Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Riverside, California, United States, in Southern California. The WBHF is one of two recognized international boxing halls of fame with the other being the International Boxing Hall of Fame , with the IBHOF being the more widely recognized...
in 1985.http://docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/SB/lib00167,0EB044B172C03254.html
In 1993 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame
International Boxing Hall of Fame
The modern International Boxing Hall of Fame is located in Canastota, New York, United States, within driving distance from the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown and the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta...
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