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Victor McLaglen
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BORN | December 11 1883; Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England (Some sources report December 10 or December 11 1886) |
DIED | November 7 1959; Newport Beach, California |
HEIGHT | 6-3 |
WEIGHT | 195 lbs |
McLaglen was a strong puncher who made more money after his fighting
career when he became a movie actor than he did as a fighter
He lived in Cape Town, South Africa as a youngster
and for years claimed it as his hometown; His father was the Bishop of
Claremont
Two of his six brothers boxed without much success; His other
brothers performed as an acrobatic troupe called The Romano Brothers
At various times in his life, he lived as a prospector in Canada, a
policeman, a professional wrestler, a circus strongman, and a movie
actor
McLaglen was big and strong and
a White Hope
of the teens
1900 -McLaglen ran away from home and joined Life Guards and served during the Boer War 1904 -McLaglen went to Canada and became a professional boxer and wrestler 1908 Jan 22 Emil Schock Aberdeen, Wa W 20 Mar 8 Curley Carr Puget Sound, Wa TK 6 May 18 Fred Russell Tacoma, Wa KO 2 May 28 Phil Schlossberg Tacoma, Wa NC 5 -Some sources report "LT 5" Aug 10 "Denver" Ed Martin Aberdeen, Wa LK 3 1909 Mar 10 Jack Johnson Vancouver, BC, Can EX 6 -Early sources report this bout as a Heavyweight Championship of the World contest Ed Parker Winnipeg, MB, Can KO 5 Jim Griffen Saskatoon, SK, Can KO 1 "Young Sailor" Burke Palouse, Wa KO 6 1910 Jul 15 Charlie Miller San Francisco, Ca D 4 Aug 19 Charlie Miller San Francisco, Ca L 4 1911 Oct Jess Willard Springfield, Mo EX 1913 Jan 3 Sailor White New York, NY LK 3 Jan 30 Sailor White New York, NY KO 3 Feb 4 Art Nelson Far Rockaway, NY LF 4 -Some sources report "New York, NY" 1909-1914 -McLaglen traveled with a circus which paid $25 to anyone who could stay three rounds with him 1913-1914 Dan "Porky" Flynn W -McLaglen returned to England and rejoined the Army 1915 Jun 24 Dan McGoldrick London, Eng TK 5 1918 -McLaglen won the Heavyweight Championship of the British Army 1919 Nov 24 Frank Goddard London, Eng LK 3 1920 Feb 23 Frank Ray London, Eng TK 10 Gordon Coghill London, Eng TK Oct 11 Arthur Townley London, Eng LK 7 1924 -McLaglen went to Hollywood, Ca and secured parts in motion pictures, including The Beloved Brute and What Price Glory? 1934 -McLaglen wrote an autobiography Express to Hollywood that was published in England 1935 -McLaglen won an Academy Award for his performance in The Informer -McLaglen co-starred with Mae West in the film, Klondike Annie