Jack Doyle Fighting for Love by Michael Taub

Jack Doyle Fighting for Love by Michael Taub

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Jack Doyle rose to fame in the 1930s as a heavyweight boxer and tenor. He became the darling of the boxing ring, Hollywood society and gossip columns, culminating in his last fight in London, in 1939, attracting 250,000 people.

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Jack Doyle Fighting for Love by Michael Taub

The story of the life and loves of Jack Doyle, the Irish heavyweight boxer and tenor, who enjoyed a rise to fame in the 1930s. The love of his life was Mexican film star Movita, who later married Marlon Brando. Doyle became the darling of the ring, and of the gossip columns, attracting 250,000 people to his last fight in London, in July 1939. It was the peak of his career, and the beginning of the end. Doyle won and lost a fortune, and died in 1978.
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ISBN 13 9780091743680
ISBN 10 0091743680
Title Jack Doyle Fighting for Love
Author Michael Taub
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cornerstone
Year published 1990-09-20
Number of pages 370
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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