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Faster Pussycat is an American glam metal band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1986. The group was most successful during the late 1980s with their self-titled debut album and their 1989 gold album Wake Me When It's Over. History The roots of Faster Pussycat (1986–1987) Faster Pussycat was formed in Hollywood by Taime Downe during the Glam metal boom of the 1980s, the earliest incarnation of the band featured Downe and Greg Steele along with Brent Muscat. The name of the band, "Faster Pussycat," is derived from the Russ Meyer film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. After several more member changes, Faster Pussycat soon morphed into the band's most well known line-up, consisting of Taime Downe (vocals), Greg Steele (guitar), Brent Muscat (guitar), Kelly Nickels (bass) and Mark Michals (drums). Before recording their debut album, Nickels left the group and was replaced by Eric Stacy (ex-Champagne). Rise to fame (1987–1993) The band released their debut album Faster Pussycat in 1987. The band managed to build a cult following and put out several promotional videos from the first album for songs such as "Cathouse", "Bathroom Wall" and "Don't Change That Song". In the United States the band toured with Alice Cooper, David Lee Roth, and Motörhead in support of the album. They also headlined the 'Itch You Can't Scratch Tour", with opening act Reiss & Hard Liquor, with famed front man, singer Troy Reissmann. Also in 1987, Faster Pussycat appeared in the Rockumentary film, The Decline of Western Civilization part 2 - The Metal Years. The band was interviewed at some length and performed live versions of "Cathouse" and "Bathroom Wall". Two years later, Faster Pussycat would record their most successful album Wake Me When It's Over. The album received gold status; its sales being largely boosted by the hit single, "House of Pain". Music videos were also produced for "House of Pain" and "Poison Ivy". While the band were touring for the album in 1990, drummer Mark Michals was arrested in Omaha, Nebraska for trying to mail heroin to his hotel room and was subsequently kicked out of the band. Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot filled in as drummer for the remainder of the tour, then Brett Bradshaw became Faster Pussycat's new long-term drummer. Tours with KISS and Mötley Crüe followed. In 1990, they recorded a cover of Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" for a compilation called Rubáiyát: Elektra's 40th Anniversary. A video was also filmed for this track. It featured Taime for the first time with dark hair. The song was also later included on the 1992 Belted, Buckled And Booted EP, which served as the single for "Nonstop To Nowhere" and also included two unreleased tracks. In 1992 they released their third album, Whipped!, which peaked at #90 on the charts. Break-up (1993) In 1993, Faster Pussycat broke up, and all members went their separate ways into various projects. Taime Downe was involved with industrial musical act Pigface before expanding on the darker themes started on Whipped!, by forming his own industrial rock act with Kyle Kyle of Bang Tango called The Newlydeads. Reunion and change of musical style (2001–2005) In 2001 Faster Pussycat reformed featuring original members Taime Downe (vocals), Brent Muscat (guitar), Greg Steele (guitar); alongside Taime's former Newlydeads bandmates Xristian Simon (guitar), Danny Nordahl (bass), and Chad Stewart (drums). Danny Nordahl had also played in The Throbs, and Nordahl and Chad Stewart both also play in Motochrist. A remix compilation Between the Valley of the Ultra Pussy was released the same year by the band, featuring industrial rock remixes of their classic tracks, along with a bonus cover of KISS' "I Was Made For Loving You". This divided fans as many of the band's older fanbase who enjoyed standard hard rock, were not familiar with industrial rock. Steele would leave the band half-way through the band's 2001 headlining reunion tour. Tracii Guns filled in as guitarist for the rest of the tour, but once the remaining dates were completed, Faster Pussycat continued as a five piece. After Brent was unable to tour in 2005 having been diagnosed with throat cancer, Eric Griffin from Murderdolls, Synical, and eventually Wednesday 13, filled in as the guitarist for their United States tour. Name dispute and Brent Muscat's Faster Pussycat line-up (2006–2007) In December 2006, three former original Faster Pussycat members; Brent Muscat, Eric Stacy and Brett Bradshaw alongside The Underground Rebels vocalist Kurt Frohlich began performing under the name Faster Pussycat, creating two versions of the band both claiming to be the 'original'. Brent's claimed purpose for this was to allow fans to hear Faster Pussycat tracks played in the way they originally recorded, as opposed to the Industrial rock-themed version he said Downe continued to front. Brent also made a legal claim to the name 'Faster Pussycat' They played the AVN Awards after-party at the Dive Bar in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to a press release, this version of the band — which did not include vocalist Taime Downe — will perform "all classic tracks, no remixes, no B.S." Taime sent out a bulletin on MySpace saying Faster Pussycat was not playing in Vegas and Brent's version was a 'tribute band'. Brent responded by stating that he donated all his money and planned to donate a portion of any future earnings to cancer research. In various interviews Taime disputed Brent's version of events and indicated the issue was being dealt with via the courts. In February 2007, Brent issued these statements on his MySpace blog: "In 2000 Taime made an awful remix cd. It was not until Greg Steele and I threatened him with legal action that we were paid and invited to join our own band. In 2005 I was diagnosed with oral cancer. The band which I had been part of for 20 years all of a sudden replaced me and lied about my condition. I was very hurt that Taime never bothered to call me once. As a result of Taime's drunken and erratic performances, the price for Faster Pussycat live performances plummeted and fans have voiced their displeasure. I decided I would attempt to reunite the band to commemorate our 20th anniversary. I invited both Greg and Taime, (which is more than he did for me) but neither responded." In March 2007 Brent did an interview with an Italian publication which he stated: "I love Taime but I believe he is caught up in a dark, fake and lonely place, where the people around him kiss his ass and then talk shit behind his back..They use him for his drugs and ride his coat tails...Hollywood has been dead for a few years now... I'm so glad I got away from there and moved to Las Vegas. What is most sad about this, is the fact that I'm one of Taime's only real friends and he is too messed up to see it." On April 21, 2007, Muscat circulated via MySpace an open invitation to Taime Downe and Greg Steele to reunite with him, Stacy and Bradshaw. There was no response from Taime. Brent's version of Faster Pussycat toured Europe in Spring 2007 with Kurt Frohlich replacing Taime on vocals along with Todd Kerns on guitar. In July 2007, Brent Muscat decided to drop the battle to use the name Faster Pussycat. Brent Muscat has since started a band called Sin City Sinners. Brent has stated in an interview "Faster Pussycat is dead". Taime has continued on with the name 'Faster Pussycat.' and this band performed at Rocklahoma July 2007. During their set, Taime Downe went on a tirade to the crowd referencing Brent Muscat's cancer, wishing he would die, which received a poor reception from both the crowd and journalists. He then cut their set short and left the stage without playing several of their biggest hits. Future (2008–present) Faster Pussycat toured the U.S. for the Summer of 2008 with Tracii Guns' version of LA Guns. Band members Current members Taime Downe - lead vocals (1986–1993, 2001–present) Xristian Simon - guitar (2001–present) Danny Nordahl - bass (2001–present) Chad Stewart - drums, percussion (2001–present) Ace Von Johnson - lead guitar (2010–present) Former members Greg Steele - guitar, piano, backing vocals (1986–1993, 2001) Brent Muscat - guitar, backing vocals (1986–1993, 2001–2005) Eric Stacy - bass (1987–1993) Kelly Nickels - bass (1986–1987) Brett Bradshaw - drums, percussion (1990–1993) Mark Michals - drums, percussion (1986–1990) Michael Thomas - guitar (2007–2010) Touring members Tracii Guns - guitar, backing vocals (2001–2002) Eric Griffin - guitar (2005) Frankie Banali - drums, percussion (1990) Discography Studio albums 1987 Faster Pussycat 97 - - - Elektra 1989 Wake Me When It's Over 48 - 35 Gold (US) Elektra 1992 Whipped! 90 43 58 80,000+ US Elektra 2006 The Power and the Glory Hole - - - - Full Effect Live albums Front Row for the Donkey Show (2009) EPs Live and Rare (1990) Belted, Buckled and Booted (1992)(25,000+ US) Compilations Between the Valley of the Ultra Pussy (2001) Greatest Hits: Faster Pussycat (2003)

Louise Fletcher (born July 22, 1934) is an American actress best known for her role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress and as Kai Winn Adami in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She also guest starred on the science fiction television series Heroes. She also received Emmy nominations for her guest starring roles in Picket Fences and Joan of Arcadia. Early life Fletcher, the second of four children, was born in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Estelle Caldwell and the Reverend Robert Capers Fletcher, who was an Episcopal priest from Arab, Alabama. Both of her parents were deaf and worked with the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Fletcher's father founded more than 40 churches for the deaf in Alabama. Fletcher and her siblings, Roberta, John and Georgianna, were all born without any hearing loss; she was taught to speak by a hearing aunt, who also introduced her to acting. After attending the University of North Carolina, she traveled to Los Angeles, California, where she found work as a secretary by day and took acting lessons by night. Career Fletcher began appearing in several television productions, including "Lawman" and the highest-rated episode of Maverick. In 1974, she returned to film in Thieves Like Us co-produced by her husband and Robert Altman, who also directed. When the two of them had a falling out on Altman's next project (Nashville) (1975), Altman decided to cast Lily Tomlin for the role of Linnea Reese, initially created for and by Fletcher. Meanwhile, director Miloš Forman saw her in Thieves and cast her as McMurphy's nemesis Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (1975), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. When Fletcher accepted her Oscar, she used sign language to thank her parents, having spent two hours on the phone with her sister the previous night brushing up on her signing skills. She also appeared in such films as Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), The Cheap Detective (1978), The Lady in Red (1979), The Magician of Lublin (1979), Brainstorm (1983), Firestarter (1984), Invaders From Mars (1986), Flowers in the Attic (1987), Two Moon Junction (1988), Best of the Best (1989), Blue Steel (1990), Virtuosity (1995), High School High (1996), and as Sebastian's aunt in Cruel Intentions (1999). She played the character of Ruth Shorter, a supporting role, in the 2005 film Aurora Borealis alongside Joshua Jackson and Donald Sutherland, and appeared in the Fox Faith film The Last Sin Eater (2007). Fletcher co-starred in such made-for-tv movies as The Karen Carpenter Story (1989) (as Karen and Richard Carpenter's mother Agnes), Nightmare on the 13th Floor (1990), The Haunting of Seacliff Inn (1994), and The Stepford Husbands (1996). She had a recurring role in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–99) as the scheming Bajoran religious leader Kai Winn Adami. She also earned Emmy Award nominations for her guest roles on the television series Picket Fences (1996) and Joan of Arcadia (2004). In 2009, Fletcher appeared in the NBC series "Heroes" as the physician mother of character Emma Coolidge. In 2011 she appeared as 'Grammy' Gallagher, Frank Gallagher's foul mouthed and hard living mother serving a prison sentence for manslaughter related to a meth lab explosion, in the Showtime series "Shameless". Personal life Fletcher married literary agent and producer Jerry Bick in 1960, divorcing in 1977. The couple had two sons, John Dashiell Bick and Andrew Wilson Bick. Fletcher took an 11-year hiatus from acting to raise her sons. Filmography Year Film Role Other notes 1963 A Gathering of Eagles Mrs. Kemler uncredited 1974 Thieves Like Us Mattie 1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Nurse Mildred Ratched Academy Award for Best Actress BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Russian Roulette Midge 1977 Exorcist II: The Heretic Dr. Gene Tuskin 1978 The Cheap Detective Marlene DuChard 1979 Natural Enemies Miriam Steward The Magician of Lublin Emilia The Lady in Red Anna Sage 1980 Mama Dracula Mama Dracula The Lucky Star Loes Bakker 1981 Strange Behavior Barbara Moorehead 1983 Brainstorm Dr. Lillian Reynolds Saturn Award for Best Actress Strange Invaders Mrs. Benjamin Overnight Sensation Eve Peregrine – 'E. K. Hamilton' 1984 Firestarter Norma Manders Talk to Me Richard's mother 1986 Nobody's Fool Pearl The Boy Who Could Fly Psychiatrist Invaders from Mars Mrs. McKeltch 1987 Flowers in the Attic Grandmother – Olivia Foxworth Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress Predator: The Concert Park Supervisor 1988 Two Moon Junction Belle Delongpre 1989 Best of the Best Mrs. Grady The Karen Carpenter Story Agnes Carpenter 1990 Blue Steel Shirley Turner Shadowzone Dr. Erhardt 1993–1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Winn Adami 1994 Giorgino Innkeeper Tryst Maggie Tollbooth Lillian 1995 Return to Two Moon Junction Belle Delongpre Virtuosity Elizabeth Deane 1996 The Stepford Husbands Miriam Benton Edie & Pen Judge Mulholland Falls Esther uncredited Frankenstein and Me Mrs. Perdue High School High Principal Evelyn Doyle 2 Days in the Valley Evelyn 1997 Breast Men Mrs. Saunders Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film The Girl Gets Moe Gloria Gone Fishin' Restaurant Owner uncredited 1998 Love Kills Alena Heiss 1999 A Map of the World Nellie Goodwin Cruel Intentions Helen Rosemond The Contract Grandma Collins 2000 More Dogs Than Bones Iva Doll Very Mean Men Katherine Mulroney Big Eden Grace Cornwell Silver Man Val 2001 After Image Aunt Cora Touched by a Killer Judge Erica Robertson Dial 9 for Love Abbie 2002 Manna from Heaven Mother Superior 2003 Finding Home Esther 2004 Clipping Adam Grammy 2005 Aurora Borealis Ruth Shorter Dancing in Twilight Evelyn ER Roberta 'Birdie' Chadwick 2006 Fat Rose and Squeaky Bonnie Me and Luke Grandmother Glennie 2007 The Last Sin Eater Miz Elda 2009 Heroes Doctor Coolidge 2010 Private Practice Pete Wilder's mother

Lynn Fontanne (pronounced /fɒnˈtæn/; 6 December 1887 — 30 July 1983) was a British actress and major stage star in the United States for over 40 years. She teamed with her husband Alfred Lunt. She lived in the United States for more than 60 years but never relinquished her British citizenship. Lunt and Fontanne shared a special Tony Award in 1970. They both won Emmy Awards in 1965, and Fontanne was a Kennedy Center honoree in 1980. Career Born Lillie Louise Fontanne in Woodford, London, Fontanne first drew popular acclaim in 1921 playing the cliché-spouting title role in the George S. Kaufman-Marc Connelly's farce, Dulcy. Dorothy Parker memorialized her performance in verse: Dulcy, take our gratitude, / All your words are golden ones. / Mistress of the platitude, / Queen of all the old ones. / You, at last, are something new / ’Neath the theatre's dome. I'd / Mention to the cosmos, you / Swing a wicked bromide. ... She soon became celebrated for her skill as an actress in high comedy, excelling in witty roles written for her by Noël Coward, S. N. Behrman and Robert Sherwood. However, she enjoyed one of the greatest critical successes of her career as Nina Leeds, the desperate heroine of Eugene O'Neill's controversial nine-act drama, Strange Interlude. From the late 1920s on, Fontanne acted exclusively in vehicles also starring her husband. Among their greatest theater triumphs were Design for Living (1933), The Taming of the Shrew (1935–1936), Idiot's Delight (1936), There Shall Be No Night (1940), and Quadrille (1952). Design for Living, which Noel Coward wrote expressly for himself and the Lunts, was so risqué, with its theme of bisexuality and a ménage à trois, that Coward premiered it in New York, knowing that it would not survive the censor in London. The Lunts remained highly active on the stage until retiring in 1960. Fontanne was nominated for a Best Actress Tony for one of her last stage roles, in The Visit (1959). Fontanne made only three movies, but nevertheless was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1931 for The Guardsman, losing to Helen Hayes. She also appeared in the silent movies Second Youth (1924) and The Man Who Found Himself (1925). The Lunts starred in four television productions in the 1950s and 1960s with both Lunt and Fontanne winning Emmy Awards in 1965 for The Magnificent Yankee, becoming the first married couple to win the award for playing a married couple. Fontanne narrated the classic 1960 television production of Peter Pan starring Mary Martin and received a second Emmy nomination for playing Grand Duchess Marie in the Hallmark Hall of Fame telecast of Anastasia in 1967, both rare performances that she did without her husband. The Lunts also starred in several radio dramas in the 1940s, notably on the Theatre Guild program. Many of these broadcasts still survive. In 1964, Lunt and Fontanne were presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon Johnson. Personal life The Lunts lived for many years at Ten Chimneys, in Genesee Depot, Wisconsin, in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, but had no children. Fontanne was among the most duplicitous of actresses regarding her true age. Her husband reportedly died believing she was five years younger than he (as she had told him), and refused to believe anything to the contrary, although several magazine profiles on the stars reported her true age. She was, in fact, five years older, but continued to deny long after Lunt's death that she was born in 1887 (the year now attributed to her birth); she even misreported her year of birth accordingly to the U.S. Social Security Administration. Asked how to pronounce her surname, she told The Literary Digest she preferred the French way, but "If the French is too difficult for American consumption, both syllables should be equally accented, and the a should be more or less broad": fon-tahn. Death Lynn Fontanne died in 1983, aged 95, and was interred next to her husband, Alfred Lunt at Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

George Edward Foreman (nicknamed "Big George") (born January 10, 1949) is an American two-time former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Olympic gold medalist, ordained Baptist minister, author and successful entrepreneur. He is credited as being one of the hardest hitters in boxing history. His most notable fights in his early career were his knockout (TKO-2) against Joe Frazier in Kingston, Jamaica, on January 22, 1973 and his loss to Muhammad Ali (KO by 8) in "The Rumble in the Jungle" in Kinshasa, Zaire, on October 30, 1974. He later became the oldest man ever to become heavyweight boxing champion of the world when, at age 45, Foreman knocked out (KO-10) Michael Moorer, age 26, on November 5, 1994 to reclaim the title he held more than 20 years earlier. He has been named one of the 25 greatest fighters of all time by Ring magazine. He is now a successful businessman and an ordained Christian minister who has his own church. Foreman is ranked #9 on Ring magazine's list of "100 greatest punchers of all time". He is also well-known for the eponymous George Foreman Grill. Early life George Foreman was born in Marshall, Texas. He grew up in the Fifth Ward, Houston, Texas, with six siblings. Although reared by J.D. Foreman, whom his mother had married when George was a small child, his biological father was Leroy Moorehead. Foreman was interested in football and idolized Jim Brown, but gave it up for boxing. He won a gold medal in the boxing/heavyweight division at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games. By his own admission in his autobiography George was a troubled youth. Professional career Foreman had an amateur record of 22-4, losing twice to Clay Hodges (also defeated by Max Briggs in his first ever fight). Foreman turned professional in 1969 with a three-round knockout of Donald Walheim in New York. He had a total of 13 fights that year, winning all of them (11 by knockout). In 1970, Foreman continued his march toward the undisputed heavyweight title, winning all 12 of his bouts (11 by knockout). Among the opponents he defeated were Gregorio Peralta, whom he decisioned at Madison Square Garden although Peralta gave a very good account of himself and showed George was vulnerable to fast counter punching mixed with an assertive boxing style. But the boxing world shuddered when George Chuvalo, was defeated by technical knockout (TKO) in three rounds. After this impressive win, Foreman defeated Charlie Polite in four rounds and Boone Kirkman in three. In 1971, Foreman won seven more fights, winning all of them by knockout, including a rematch with Peralta, whom he defeated by knockout in the tenth and final round in Oakland, California, and a win over Leroy Caldwell, who was knocked out in the second round. After amassing a record of 32–0 (29 KO), Foreman was ranked as the number one challenger by the WBA and WBC. In 1972, his string of wins continued with a series of five consecutive bouts in which he defeated each opponent within three rounds. The Sunshine Showdown vs. Joe Frazier Still undefeated, and with an impressive knockout record, Foreman was set to challenge undefeated and undisputed world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier. Despite boycotting a title elimination caused by the vacancy resulting from the championship being stripped from Muhammad Ali, Frazier had won the title from Jimmy Ellis and defended his title four times since, including a 15-round unanimous decision over the previously unbeaten Ali in 1971 after Ali had beaten Oscar Bonavena and Jerry Quarry. Despite Foreman's superior size and reach, he was not expected to beat Frazier and was a 3:1 underdog going into the fight. The Sunshine Showdown took place on January 22, 1973, in Kingston, Jamaica, with Foreman dominating the fight to win the championship by technical knockout in one of boxing's biggest upsets. In HBO Boxing's first broadcast, the call made by Howard Cosell became one of the most memorable in sport: "Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier! Down goes Frazier!" Before the fight Frazier was 29–0 (25 KO) and Foreman was 37–0 (34 KO). Frazier was knocked down six times by Foreman within two rounds, with the three knockdowns rule being waived for this bout. After the second knockdown, Frazier's balance and mobility were impaired to the extent that he was unable to evade Foreman's combinations. Frazier managed to get to his feet for all six knockdowns, but referee Arthur Mercante eventually called an end to the one-sided bout. Foreman was sometimes characterized by the media as an aloof and antisocial champion. According to them, he always seemed to wear a sneer and was not often available to the press. Foreman would later attribute his demeanor during this time as an emulation of Sonny Liston, for whom he had been an occasional sparring partner. Nevertheless, Foreman went on to defend his title successfully twice during his initial reign as champion. His first defense, in Tokyo, pitted him against Puerto Rican heavyweight champion José Roman. Roman was not regarded as a top contender, and it took Foreman only 2 minutes to end the fight, one of the fastest knockouts in a heavyweight championship bout. Title defense versus Ken Norton Foreman's next defense was against a much tougher opponent. In 1974, in Caracas, Venezuela, he faced the highly regarded hall-of-famer Ken Norton who was 30–2, a boxer notorious for his awkward crossed-arm boxing style with crab-like defense plus heavy punch (a style Foreman would emulate in his second comeback), who had broken the jaw of Muhammad Ali while defeating Ali on points a year earlier. Norton had a good chin, never in trouble as such against Ali in two matches. He'd nearly won the second. Although nerves were known to make his determination suspect at times against really heavy hitters. But in an astonishing display of controlled aggression and punching power, Foreman picked his moment after staying out of range of a long offense and decked Ken with more or less his first real big punch he threw near the end of the first round. Norton rose on wobbly legs but clearly wasn't recovered for round two whereby he was down three times and stopped. "Ken was awesome when he got going. I didn't want him to get into the fight," George said when interviewed years later. George had cruised past two of the top names in the rankings. The stunning win made Foreman an impressive 40–0 with 37 knockouts. "Rumble in the Jungle" Foreman's next title defense, against Muhammad Ali, was historic. During the summer of 1974, Foreman traveled to Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) to defend his title against Ali. The bout was promoted as The Rumble in the Jungle. During training in Zaire, Foreman suffered a cut above his eye, forcing postponement of the match for a month. The injury affected Foreman's training regimen, as it meant he couldn't spar in the build-up to the fight and risk the cut being re-opened. He later commented: "That was the best thing that happened to Ali when we were in Africa—the fact that I had to get ready for the fight without being able to box." Foreman would later also claim he was drugged by his trainer prior to the bout. Ali used this time to tour Zaire, endearing himself to the public while taunting Foreman at every opportunity. Foreman was favored, having knocked out both Joe Frazier and Ken Norton within two rounds. When Foreman and Ali finally met in the ring, Ali began more aggressively than expected, outscoring Foreman with superior punching speed. This was deliberate to unsettle Foreman. However, he quickly realized that this approach required him to move much more than Foreman and would cause him to tire. Ali was never conventional stylewise. In the second round, Ali retreated to the ropes, shielding his head and hitting Foreman in the face at every opportunity. Foreman dug vicious body punches into Ali's sides; however, it quickly became clear that Foreman was unable to land a clean punch to Ali's head. The ring ropes, being much looser than usual, allowed Ali to lean back and away from Foreman's wild swings and then maul him in a clinch, forcing Foreman to expend much extra energy untangling himself. Ali also pushed down on Foreman's neck, getting away with a move the referee is expected to discourage. To this day, it is unclear whether Ali's pre-fight talk of using speed and movement against Foreman had been just a diversionary trick, or whether his use of what became known as the "Rope-a-dope" tactic was an improvisation necessitated by Foreman's constant pressure. In either case, Ali was able to counter off the ropes with blows to the face, and was able to penetrate Foreman's defense. As the early rounds passed, Ali continued to take heavy punishment to the body, and occasionally a hard jolt to the head, but Foreman could not land his best punches directly on Ali's chin. Eventually, Foreman began to tire and his punches became increasingly wild, losing power in the process. An increasingly confident Ali taunted Foreman throughout the bout. "You picked the wrong place to get tired," he'd whisper. But Foreman's corner would tell him to "keep hitting Ali, he's tiring", which was not true; Ali had great reserves. Late in the eight round, Ali began landing unreturned punches and sprang off the ropes with a sudden big flurry to Foreman's head, punctuated by a hard right cross that landed flush on Foreman's jaw. Foreman was definitely stunned and fell. He managed to regain his feet by the count of 8, but with a glazed look, and the referee waved the fight over. Foreman later said that he was not hurt but more shocked that an opponent had knocked him down, which had never previously happened to him. It was Foreman's first defeat, and Muhammad Ali would remain the only boxer to ever defeat him by a knockout. Foreman would later reflect that "it just wasn't my night." Though he sought one, he was unable to secure a rematch with Ali. It has been suggested in some quarters that Ali was ducking Foreman, as had rematches Joe Frazier and Ken Norton, and also fought low ranked opponents such as Chuck Wepner, Richard Dunn and Jean Pierre Coopman. Ali on the other hand would never commit to a rematch, preferring to talk about retirement or make fights with lowly ranked fighters like Richard Dunn or Alfredo Evaneglista. First comeback Foreman remained inactive during 1975. In 1976, he announced a comeback and stated his intention of securing a rematch with Ali. His first opponent was to be Ron Lyle, who had been defeated by Muhammad Ali in 1975. At the end of the first round, Lyle landed a hard left that sent Foreman staggering across the ring. In the second round, Foreman pounded Lyle against the ropes and might have scored a KO, but due to a timekeeping error the bell rang with a minute still remaining in the round, and Lyle survived. In the third, Foreman pressed forward, with Lyle waiting to counter off the ropes. In the fourth, a brutal slugfest erupted. A cluster of power punches from Lyle sent Foreman to the canvas. When Foreman got up, Lyle staggered him again, but just as Foreman seemed finished he retaliated with a hard right to the side of the head, knocking down Lyle. Lyle beat the count, then landed another brutal combination, knocking Foreman down for the second time. Again, Foreman beat the count. Foreman said later that he had never been hit so hard in a fight and remembered looking down at the canvas and seeing blood. In the fifth round, both fighters continued to ignore defense and traded their hardest punches looking crude. Each man staggered the other and each seemed almost out on his feet. Then, as if finally tired, Lyle stopped punching and Foreman delivered a dozen unanswered blows until Lyle collapsed. Lyle remained on the canvas and was counted out giving Foreman the KO victory. The fight was named by The Ring as "The Fight Of The Year." For his next bout, Foreman chose to face Joe Frazier in a rematch. Because of the one-sided Foreman victory in their first fight, and the fact that Frazier had taken a tremendous amount of punishment from Ali in Manila a year earlier, few expected him to win. Frazier at this point was 32–3 and Foreman was 41–1. Surprisingly, the 2nd Foreman-Frazier fight was fairly competitive for its duration, as Frazier used quick head movements to make Foreman miss with his hardest punches. Frazier's health was deteriorating at this point and was wearing a contact lens for his vision which was knocked loose during the bout. After being unable to mount a significant offense, however, Frazier was eventually floored twice by Foreman in the fifth round and the fight was stopped. Next, Foreman knocked out Scott Ledoux in three and Dino Dennis in four to finish the year. Retirement and rebirth 1977 would prove to be a life changing year for Foreman. After knocking out Pedro Agosto in four rounds at Pensacola, Florida, Foreman flew to Puerto Rico a day before the fight without giving himself time to acclimatise. His opponent was the skilled boxer Jimmy Young, who had beaten Ron Lyle and lost a very controversial decision to Muhammad Ali the previous year. Foreman fought cautiously early on, allowing Young to settle into the fight. Young constantly complained about Foreman pushing him, for which Foreman eventually had a point deducted by the referee, although Young was never warned for his persistent holding. Foreman badly hurt Young in round 7 but was unable to land a finishing blow. Foreman tired during the second half of the fight and even suffered a flash knockdown in round 12 en route to losing a decision. Foreman became ill in his dressing room after the fight. He was suffering from exhaustion and heatstroke and believed he had a near death experience. He claimed he found himself in a hellish, frightening place of nothingness and despair. He began to plead with God to help him. He explained that he sensed God asking him to change his life and ways. After this experience, Foreman became a born-again Christian, dedicating his life for the next decade to God. Although he did not formally retire from boxing, Foreman stopped fighting, became an ordained minister of a church in Houston, Texas, and devoted himself to his family and his congregation. He also opened a youth center that bears his name. Foreman continues to share his conversion experience on Christian television broadcasts such as The 700 Club and the Trinity Broadcasting Network, and would later joke that Young had knocked the devil out of him. Second comeback In 1987, after 10 years away from the ring, Foreman surprised the boxing world by announcing a comeback at the age of 38. In his autobiography he stated that his primary motive was to raise money to fund the youth center he had created. His stated ambition was to fight Mike Tyson. For his first fight, he went to Sacramento, California, where he beat journeyman Steve Zouski by a knockout in four rounds. Foreman weighed 267 lb (121 kg) for the fight, and looked badly out of shape. Although many thought his decision to return to the ring was a mistake, Foreman countered that he had returned to prove that age was not a barrier to people achieving their goals (as he would say later, he wanted to show that age 40 is not a "death sentence"). He won four more bouts that year, gradually slimming down and improving his fitness. In 1988, he won nine times. Perhaps his most notable win during this period was a seventh round knockout of former light heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Dwight Muhammad Qawi. Having always been a deliberate fighter, Foreman had not lost much mobility in the ring since his first "retirement", although he found it harder to keep his balance after throwing big punches and could no longer throw rapid combinations. He was still capable of landing heavy, single blows, however. Ironically, the late-rounds fatigue that had plagued him in the ring as a young man now seemed to be gone, and he could comfortably compete for 12 rounds. Foreman attributed this to his new, relaxed fighting style (he has spoken of how, earlier in his career, his lack of stamina came from an enormous amount of nervous tension). By 1989, while continuing his comeback, Foreman had sold his name and face for the advertising of various products, selling everything from grills to mufflers on TV. For this purpose his public persona was reinvented and the formerly aloof, ominous Foreman had been replaced by a smiling, friendly George. He and Ali had become friends, and he followed in Ali's footsteps by making himself a celebrity outside the boundaries of boxing. Foreman continued his string of victories, winning five more fights, the most impressive being a three-round win over Bert Cooper, who would go on to contest the undisputed heavyweight title against Evander Holyfield. In 1990, Foreman met former title challenger Gerry Cooney in Atlantic City. Cooney was coming off a long period of inactivity, but was well regarded for his punching power. Cooney wobbled Foreman in the first round, but Foreman landed several powerful punches in the second round. Cooney was knocked down twice, and Foreman had scored a devastating KO. Foreman went on to win four more fights that year. Then, in 1991, Foreman was given the opportunity to challenge undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, who was in tremendous shape at 208 pounds, for the world title in a Pay Per View boxing event. Very few boxing experts gave the 42-year-old Foreman a chance of winning. Foreman, who weighed in at 257 pounds, began the contest by marching forward, absorbing several of Holyfield's best combinations and occasionally landing a powerful swing of his own. Holyfield proved too tough and agile to knock down, and was well ahead on points throughout the fight, but Foreman surprised many by lasting the full 12 rounds, losing his challenge on points. Round 7, in which Foreman knocked Holyfield off balance before being staggered by a powerful combination, was Ring Magazine's "Round of the Year." A year later, Foreman fought journeyman Alex Stewart, who had previously been stopped in the first round by Mike Tyson. Foreman knocked down Stewart twice in the second round, but expended a lot of energy in doing so. He subsequently tired, and Stewart rebounded. By the end of the 10th and final round, Foreman's face was bloodied and swollen, but the judges awarded him a majority decision win. In 1993, Foreman received another title shot, although this was for the vacant WBO championship, which most fans at the time saw as a second-tier version of the "real" heavyweight title, then being contested between Holyfield and Riddick Bowe. Foreman's opponent was Tommy Morrison, a young prospect known for his punching power. To the frustration of Foreman, and the disappointment of the booing crowd, Morrison retreated throughout the fight, refusing to trade toe-to-toe, and sometimes even turned his back on Foreman. The strategy paid off, however, as he outboxed Foreman from long range. Foreman was competitive throughout the match, but after 12 rounds Morrison won a unanimous decision. Though it seemed unlikely at the time, one more chance at the legitimate heavyweight crown was just around the corner for Foreman. Regaining the Title In 1994, Foreman once again sought to challenge for the world championship after Michael Moorer had beaten Holyfield for the IBF and WBA titles. Having lost his last fight against Morrison, Foreman was unranked and in no position to demand another title shot. However, his relatively high profile made a title defense against Foreman, who was 19 years older than Moorer, a lucrative prospect at seemingly little risk for champion Moorer. Foreman's title challenge against Moorer took place on November 5 in Las Vegas, Nevada, with Foreman wearing the same red trunks he had worn in his title loss to Ali 20 years earlier. This time, however, Foreman was a substantial underdog. For nine rounds, Moorer easily outboxed him, hitting and moving away, while Foreman chugged forward, seemingly unable to "pull the trigger" on his punches. Entering the tenth round, Foreman was trailing on all scorecards. However, Foreman launched a comeback in the tenth round, and hit Moorer with a number of punches. Then a short right hand caught Moorer on the tip of his chin, gashing open his bottom lip, and he collapsed to the canvas. He lay flat on his back as the referee counted him out. In an instant, Foreman had regained the title he had lost to Muhammad Ali two decades before. He went back to his corner and knelt in prayer as the arena erupted in cheers. With this historic victory, Foreman broke three records: he became, at age 45, the oldest fighter ever to win the world heavyweight crown; and, 20 years after losing his title for the first time, he broke the record for the fighter with the longest interval between his first and second world championships. The age spread of 19 years between the champion and challenger was also the largest of any heavweight boxing championship fight. Shortly after the Moorer fight, Foreman began talking about a potential superfight against Mike Tyson (the youngest ever heavyweight champ). The WBA organization, however, demanded he fight their No. 1 challenger, who at the time was the competent but aging Tony Tucker. For reasons not clearly known, Foreman refused to fight Tucker, and allowed the WBA to strip him of that belt. He then went on to fight mid-level prospect Axel Schulz of Germany in defense of his remaining IBF title. Schulz was a major underdog. Schulz jabbed strongly from long range, and grew increasingly confident as the fight progressed. Foreman finished the fight with a swelling over one eye, but was awarded a controversial majority decision (two judges scored for Foreman, one called it even). The IBF ordered an immediate rematch to be held in Germany, but Foreman refused the terms and found himself stripped of his remaining title. However, Foreman continued to be recognized as the lineal heavyweight champion. In 1996, Foreman returned to Tokyo, scoring an easy win over the unrated Crawford Grimsley by a 12-round decision. In 1997, he faced contender Lou Savarese, winning a close decision in a grueling, competitive encounter. Then, yet another opportunity came Foreman's way as the WBC decided to match him against Shannon Briggs in a 1997 "eliminator bout" for the right to face WBC champion Lennox Lewis. After 12 rounds, in which Foreman consistently rocked Briggs with power punches, almost everyone at ringside saw Foreman as the clear winner. Once again there was a controversial decision—but this time it went in favor of Foreman's opponent, with Briggs awarded a points win. Foreman had fought for the last time, at the age of 48. Second retirement Foreman was gracious and philosophical in his loss to Briggs, but announced his "final" retirement shortly afterward. However, he did plan a return bout against Larry Holmes in 1999, scheduled to take place at the Houston Astrodome on pay per view. The fight was to be billed as "The Birthday Bash" due to both fighters' upcoming birthdays. Foreman was set to make $10 million and Holmes was to make $4 million, but negotiations fell through and the fight was cancelled. With a continuing affinity for the sport, Foreman became a respected boxing analyst for HBO. Foreman said he had no plans to resume his career as a boxer, but then announced in February 2004 that he was training for one more comeback fight to demonstrate that the age of 55, like 40, is not a "death sentence." The bout, against an unspecified opponent, never materialized (it was widely thought that Foreman's wife had been a major factor in the change of plans). Having severed his relationship with HBO to pursue other opportunities, George Foreman and the sport of boxing finally went their separate ways. Family Foreman has 10 children, and each of his five sons is named George: George Jr., George III, George IV, George V, and George VI. His four younger sons are distinguished from one another by the nicknames "Monk", "Big Wheel", "Red", and "Little Joey". He has two daughters, Freeda George and Georgetta. He also has three daughters from a separate relationship, Natalia, Michi and Leola. He also adopted a daughter, Isabella Brandie Lilja (Foreman), in 2009. Business Deals When Foreman came back from retirement he argued that his success was due to his healthy eating which made him a perfect fit for Russell Hobbs Inc. who were looking for a spokesperson for their fat-reducing grill. The George Foreman grill has resulted in sales of over 100 million units since it was first launched, a feat that was achieved in a little over 15 years. Although Foreman has never confirmed exactly how much he has earned from the endorsement, what is known is that Salton Inc paid him $137 million in 1999 in order to buy out the right to use his name. Previous to that he was being paid about 40% of the profits on each grill sold (earning him $4.5 million a month in payouts at its peak) so it is estimated he has made a total of over $200 million from the endorsement, a sum that is substantially more than he earned as a boxer. Amateur Accomplishments Won his first amateur fight on January 26, 1967 by a first-round knockout in the Parks Diamond Belt Tournament. Won the San Francisco Examiner's Golden Gloves Tournament in the Junior Division in February 1967. February 1967: Knocked out Thomas Cook to win the Las Vegas Golden Gloves in the Senior Division. February 1968: Knocked out L.C. Brown to win the San Francisco Examiner's Senior Title in San Francisco. March 1968: Won the National AAU Heavyweight title in Toledo, Ohio vs. Henry Crump of Philadelphia, PA in the final. July 1968: Sparred 5 rounds on two different occasions with former World Heavyweight Champion Sonny Liston. September 21, 1968: Won his second decision over Otis Evans to make the U.S. boxing team for the Mexico City Olympic Games. Foreman had a 16-4 amateur boxing record going into the Olympics. He knocked out Russia's Ionas Chepulis to win the Olympic Games Heavyweight Gold Medal. He was trained for the Olympic Games by Robert (Pappy) Gault. Amateur Record: 22-4[16] Professional boxing record 76 Wins (68 knockouts, 8 decisions), 5 Losses (1 knockout, 4 decisions), 0 Draws Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes Loss 76–5 Shannon Briggs MD 12 22/11/1997 Taj Majal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Boxing traditionalists consider this fight as being for the Lineal World Heavyweight title ("the man who beat the man"), which Briggs then lost in his subsequent fight against Lennox Lewis. Win 76–4 Lou Savarese SD 12 26/04/1997 Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Retained WBU Heavyweight title. Win 75–4 Crawford Grimsley UD 12 03/11/1996 Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan Retained WBU Heavyweight title & won vacant IBA Heavyweight title. Despite a somewhat slow start, Foreman dominated the latter rounds en route to a unanimous decision. Win 74–4 Axel Schulz MD 12 22/04/1995 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Retained IBF Heavyweight title & won vacant WBU Heavyweight title. Shortly after this fight, Foreman was stripped by the IBF title for refusing to give Schulz a rematch. Win 73–4 Michael Moorer KO 10 (12) 05/11/1994 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won WBA & IBF Heavyweight titles. Foreman becomes the oldest boxer in history to win the major heavyweight title at the age of 45 (surpassing Jersey Joe Walcott, who became Heavyweight champion at the age of 37 by defeating Ezzard Charles in 1951). Shortly after this fight, Foreman was stripped by the WBA title for refusing to face Tony Tucker. Loss 72–4 Tommy Morrison UD 12 07/06/1993 Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States For vacant WBO Heavyweight title. Morrison chose to avoid brawling with Foreman, and spent the fight boxing from long range and even actually turning his back to retreat on several occasions. The crowd began to boo Morrison as the fight progressed. However, after a closely contested encounter he won a UD. Morrison was the underdog coming into the fight. Win 72–3 Pierre Coetzer TKO 8 (10) 16/01/1993 Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, United States Coetzer was knocked down in the 4th and 8th rounds. Win 71–3 Alex Stewart MD 10 11/04/1992 Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Stewart was knocked down twice in the 2nd round but Stewart rebounded and gave Foreman a savage beating. Foreman was bleeding from the nose and his face was swollen all over. It was a close fight, but Foreman was awarded a majority decision. Win 70–3 Jimmy Ellis TKO 3 (10) 07/12/1991 Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, United States The fight was one of the easiest Foreman had in his entire comeback. Loss 69–3 Evander Holyfield UD 12 19/04/1991 Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States For WBC, WBA & IBF Heavyweight titles. Foreman withstood all of Holyfield’s famous flurries, took everything Holyfield dished out and kept coming. Although Holyfield was visibly shaken by Foreman’s combo, he threw more punches and landed more as his speed was dominant. Foreman was deducted a point in round 11. Win 69–2 Terry Anderson KO 1 (10) 25/09/1990 New London Arena, Millwall, London, England, United Kingdom Win 68–2 Ken Lakusta KO 3 (10) 31/07/1990 New London Arena, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Lakusta was down twice in round 3. Win 67–2 Adilson Rodrigues KO 2 (10) 16/06/1990 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 66–2 Mike Jameson TKO 4 (10) 17/04/1990 Caesars Tahoe, Stateline, Nevada, United States Win 65–2 Gerry Cooney TKO 2 (10) 15/01/1990 Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Cooney was floored twice in round 2. This fight was shown on closed circuit TV and was billed as "The Preacher vs. The Puncher". Win 64–2 Everett Martin UD 10 20/07/1989 Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, United States Martin was knocked down in the 8th round. Win 63–2 Bert Cooper RTD 2 (10) 01/06/1989 Pride Pavilion, Phoenix, Arizona, United States Foreman landed several big hooks to the body in round 1 that hurt Cooper. In round 2, he continued to work the body and landed a solid right hook that stung Cooper. Cooper remained on his stool and did not answer the bell to begin the 3rd round. Win 62–2 J. B. Williamson TKO 5 (10) 30/04/1989 Moody Center, Galveston, Texas, United States Win 61–2 Manoel De Almeida TKO 3 (10) 16/02/1989 Atlantis Theater, Orlando, Florida, United States Win 60–2 Mark Young TKO 7 (10) 26/01/1989 War Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, New York, United States Win 59–2 David Jaco TKO 1 (10) 28/12/1988 Casa Royal Hotel, Bakersfield, California, United States Jaco down 3 times. Referee Robert Byrd stopped the fight. Win 58–2 Tony Fulilangi TKO 2 (10) 27/10/1988 Civic Center, Marshall, Texas, United States Win 57–2 Bobby Hitz TKO 1 (10) 10/09/1988 The Palace, Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States Win 56–2 Ladislao Mijangos TKO 2 (10) 25/08/1988 Lee Civic Center, Fort Myers, Florida, United States Win 55–2 Carlos Hernandez TKO 4 (10) 26/06/1988 Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Win 54–2 Frank Lux TKO 3 (10) 21/05/1988 Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, Alaska, United States Lux down once in 2nd and twice in 3rd. Win 53–2 Dwight Muhammad Qawi TKO 7 (10) 19/03/1988 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 52–2 Guido Trane TKO 5 (10) 05/02/1988 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 51–2 Tom Trimm KO 1 (10) 23/01/1988 Sheraton Twin Towers, Orlando, Florida, United States Win 50–2 Rocky Sekorski TKO 3 (10) 18/12/1987 Bally's Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 49–2 Tim Anderson TKO 4 (10) 21/11/1987 Sports Complex, Orlando, Florida, United States Win 48–2 Bobby Crabtree TKO 6 (10) 15/09/1987 Springfield, Missouri, United States Win 47–2 Charles Hostetter KO 3 (10) 09/07/1987 Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California, United States Win 46–2 Steve Zouski TKO 4 (10) 09/03/1987 Arco Arena, Sacramento, California, United States After 10 years away from the ring, Foreman surprised the boxing world by announcing a comeback at the age of 38. Foreman came into the fight at 267 pounds, and he looked rusty as he beat Zouski into submission in round 4. Loss 45–2 Jimmy Young UD 12 17/03/1977 Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico Foreman was deducted a point in round 3 amd was knocked down in round 12. Foreman badly hurt Young in round 7 but was unable to land a finishing blow. 1977 Fight of the Year by The Ring Magazine. After this bout Foreman announced his retirement from boxing and became born-again Christian. Win 45–1 Pedro Agosto TKO 4 (10) 22/01/1977 Civic Auditorium, Pensacola, Florida, United States Agosto was knocked down twice in the 3rd, and three times in the 4th, which forced an automatic stoppage. Win 44–1 John Dino Denis TKO 4 (10) 15/10/1976 Sportatorium, Hollywood, Florida, United States Win 43–1 Scott LeDoux TKO 3 (10) 14/08/1976 Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, New York, United States LeDoux was hurt in early in round 3 and was eventually put down at 2:57 from a right hand to the body. LeDoux pulled himself up by the ropes and would likely have beaten the count but the referee stopped and the count of 8 and waved an end to the bout. Win 42–1 Joe Frazier TKO 5 (12) 15/06/1976 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, United States Retained NABF Heavyweight title. Frazier was knocked down twice in the 5th round. Win 41–1 Ron Lyle KO 5 (12) 24/01/1976 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Won vacant NABF Heavyweight title. Title had been vacated by Ken Norton. Foreman down twice in 4th round. Lyle down once in each of the 4th and 5th rounds. 1976 Fight of the Year by The Ring Magazine. Loss 40–1 Muhammad Ali KO 8 (15) 30/10/1974 Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo Win 40–0 Ken Norton TKO 2 (15) 26/03/1974 El Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela Retained WBC & WBA Heavyweight titles. Fight know as "The Caracas Caper". Norton was knocked down 3 times. Win 39–0 Jose Roman KO 1 (15) 01/09/1973 Nihon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan Retained WBC & WBA Heavyweight titles. There were 2 knockdowns, prior to the KO. Win 38–0 Joe Frazier TKO 2 (15) 22/01/1973 Nihon Budokan, Kingston, Jamaica Won WBC & WBA Heavyweight titles. Frazier was knocked down 3 times in the 1st and 3 times in the 2nd before Referee Mercante waved him off and stopped the bout to protect him from further punishment. 1973 Fight of the Year by The Ring Magazine. Attendance: 36,000. Win 37–0 Terry Sorrell KO 2 (10) 10/10/1972 Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Win 36–0 Miguel Angel Paez KO 2 (10) 11/05/1972 Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, United States Won Pan American Heavyweight title. Win 35–0 Ted Gullick KO 2 (10) 10/04/1972 Forum, Inglewood, California, United States Gullick down in the 2nd round from body shot and counted out. Win 34–0 Clarence Boone KO 2 (10) 07/03/1972 Beaumont, Texas, United States Win 33–0 Joe Murphy Goodwin KO 2 (10) 29/02/1972 Austin, Texas, United States Win 32–0 Luis Faustino Pires TKO 5 (10) 29/10/1971 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States Pires not knocked down, but not out for round 5. Win 31–0 Ollie Wilson KO 2 (10) 07/10/1971 Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, United States Win 30–0 Leroy Caldwell KO 2 (10) 21/09/1971 Beaumont, Texas, United States Win 29–0 Vic Scott KO 1 (10) 14/09/1971 El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, United States Win 28–0 Gregorio Peralta TKO 10 (15) 10/05/1971 Coliseum Arena, Oakland, California, United States Won vacant NABF Heavyweight title. Win 27–0 Stamford Harris KO 2 (10) 03/04/1971 Playboy Club Hotel, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States Win 26–0 Charlie Boston KO 1 (10) 08/02/1971 Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States Win 25–0 Mel Turnbow TKO 1 (10) 18/12/1970 Seattle Center Arena, Seattle, Washington, United States Win 24–0 Boone Kirkman TKO 2 (10) 18/11/1970 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States Kirkman down in 1st round. Referee Mercante stopped the bout at 0:41 to protect Kirkman from further punishment. Win 23–0 Lou Bailey TKO 3 (10) 03/11/1970 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Bailey down 7 times. Win 22–0 George Chuvalo TKO 3 (10) 04/08/1970 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States Corner stoppage. Chuvalo was rocked by a left hook and was taking punches in the corner without responding. Win 21–0 Roger Russell KO 1 (10) 20/07/1970 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Win 20–0 George Johnson TKO 7 (10) 16/05/1970 Forum, Inglewood, California, United States The bout was stopped because of cut over Johnson's left eye. Win 19–0 Aaron Eastling TKO 4 (10) 29/04/1970 Arena, Cleveland, Ohio, United States Eastling down once in 1st, once in 2nd and 3 times in 4th. Win 18–0 James J. Woody TKO 3 (10) 17/04/1970 Felt Forum, New York, New York, United States Win 17–0 Rufus Brassell TKO 1 (10) 31/03/1970 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States Win 16–0 Gregorio Peralta UD 10 16/02/1970 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States Win 15–0 Jack O'Halloran KO 5 (10) 26/01/1970 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States Win 14–0 Charley Polite KO 4 (10) 06/01/1970 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States Win 13–0 Gary Hobo Wiler TKO 1 (10) 18/12/1969 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, United States Win 12–0 Levi Forte UD 10 16/12/1969 Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida, United States Forte down in the 2nd round. Win 11–0 Bob Hazelton TKO 1 (6) 06/12/1969 International Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Win 10–0 Max Martinez KO 2 (10) 18/11/1969 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States Win 9–0 Leo Peterson KO 4 (8) 05/11/1969 Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States Win 8–0 Roberto Davila UD 8 31/10/1969 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States Win 7–0 Vernon Clay TKO 2 (6) 07/10/1969 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States Win 6–0 Roy Wallace KO 2 (6) 23/09/1969 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, Texas, United States Win 5–0 Johnny Carroll KO 1 (8) 18/09/1969 Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, United States Win 4–0 Chuck Wepner TKO 3 (10) 18/08/1969 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States Wepner's eye opened up slightly in the 1st round, and was bad enough by the beginning of the 3rd to give Foreman a TKO. Win 3–0 Sylvester Dullaire TKO 1 (6) 14/07/1969 Rosecroft Raceway, Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States Dullaire a late sub for Robert "Bobo" Renfrow. Win 2–0 Fred Askew KO 1 (6) 01/07/1969 Houston, Texas, United States Win 1–0 Don Waldheim TKO 3 (6) 23/06/1969 Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States Pro debut for Foreman.

Pauline Frederick (August 12, 1883, Boston, Massachusetts — September 19, 1938, Beverly Hills, California) was a leading Broadway actress who later became known for her Hollywood films. Early years Pauline Frederick was born Beatrice Pauline Libby in 1883. “My birthday is – or rather was, for I have had my last – August 12,” she later stated in an interview in Motion Picture Magazine (December 1918). “On that date, according to records, I joined the other little beans in Boston. I had four nationalities from which to choose my temperament – first my good old United States; second my mother’s ancestors, who were Scotch; and third, my father’s who were French and English. Such a combination I realized beforehand would be essential to the making of a picture star and acted accordingly.” she was an established stage actor when she made her first film in 1915. She made her last film in 1937. The following year, she died of complications from asthma and was cremated. Career As a girl she was fascinated with show business, and determined early to place her goals in the direction of the theater. She reminisced in an interview in Motion Picture Magazine (December 1918) As a child there were several things besides some well-known young medicines that I disliked to take, and one of these was a dare. When one of my playmates, whose favorite pastime was running off to the theater whenever we could save money enough to buy tickets and reproducing what we had seen on an elaborate home scale, said: ‘Polly, I dare you to go on the real stage,’ of course I just had to go. I had been studying singing, and succeeded in persuading the manager of a vaudeville house in Boston to hear a couple of my songs. “I’ll put you on for a week,” the manager agreed, “and pay you fifty dollars.” That was the first money she earned, and to Pauline, it seemed like a fortune. “My chums were there in full force that night waiting to see ‘Polly take her dare,’ and for their sakes I had to be brave about it, though I can remember to this day how I quaked inwardly when I stepped out on the stage and saw the hundreds of eyes turned toward me. I thought each eye was saying: ‘She never did this before,’ and in companion I was answering: ‘No, she never did.’ Well, I managed to get through my three songs some way or another, and after that it wasn’t so bad. That first week gave me the courage to go further and, of course, further meant New York.” In 1908 Pauline was in a serious automobile wreck. It was later discovered that this wreck impaired her ability to have children. A well-known stage star, Frederick was already in her 30s when she began making films. She specialized in playing commanding and authoritative women throughout her film career. Her stunning beauty stayed with her as she aged into her best remembered roles—sacrificing mothers and 40-something women having a last fling at youth and romance. She was able to make a successful transition to "talkies" in 1929, and was cast as Joan Crawford's mother in This Modern Age (1931). Frederick generally played an angry matriarch. Frederick never shyed away from parts that often other actresses of the time feared, often due to the role being controversial or out of character. Frederick has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard. Many of Frederick's silent films such as The Eternal City (1915) are now considered lost films. Others survive in fragile condition in sole remaining prints in archives. One example that survives and is readily available on home video is Smouldering Fires (1925) that showcase her talents as a dramatic actress. More of her work is available in the talkie era such as This Modern Age with Joan Crawford, the excellent whodunnit The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) and the color film Ramona (1936). Crawford idolized Frederick and based a lot of her persona on the veteran actress. Personal life Pauline Frederick married 5 times: Frank Mills Andrews (1909 - 1913) Willard Mack (1917-1919) Dr. C.A. Rutherford (1922 - ?) Hugh C. Leighton (1930 - ?) Col. Joseph A. Marmon (January 1934 - December 1934) (his death) She also had a two-year affair with Clark Gable in the 1920s when Gable was a struggling young actor. She was old enough to be his mother. She gave birth to a baby girl on May 21, 1905 (see Pauline Frederick Discussion) Filmography The Eternal City (1915) Sold (1915) Zaza (1915) Bella Donna (1915) Lydia Gilmore (1915) The Spider (1916) Audrey (1916) The Moment Before (1916) The World's Great Snare (1916) The Woman in the Case (1916) Ashes of Embers (1916) Nanette of the Wilds (1916) The Slave Island (1916) The Slave Market (1917) Sapho (1917) Sleeping Fires (1917) Her Better Self (1917) The Love That Lives (1917) Double Crossed (1917) The Hungry Heart (1917) Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand (1918) Mrs. Dane's Defense (1918) Madame Jealousy (1918) La Tosca (1918) Resurrection (1918) Her Final Reckoning (1918) Fedora (1918) A Daughter of the Old South (1918) Out of the Shadow (1919) The Woman on the Index (1919) Paid in Full (1919) One Week of Life (1919) The Fear Woman (1919) The Peace of Roaring River (1919) Bonds of Love (1919) The Loves of Letty (1919) The Woman in Room 13 (1920) The Paliser Case (1920) Madame X (1920) A Slave of Vanity (1920) The Mistress of Shenstone (1921) Roads of Destiny (1921) Salvage (1921) The Sting of the Lash (1911) The Lure of Jade (1921) The Woman Breed (1922) Two Kinds of Women (1922) The Glory of Clementina (1922) Let Not Man Put Asunder (1924) Married Flirts (1924) Three Women (1924) Smouldering Fires (1925) Her Honor, the Governor (1926) Devil's Island (1926) Josselyn's Wife (1926) The Nest (1927) Mumsie (1927) On Trial (1928) Evidence (1929) The Sacred Flame (1929) Terra Melophon Magazin Nr. 1 (1930) This Modern Age (1931) Wayward (1932) The Phantom of Crestwood (1932) Self Defense (1932) The Social Register (1934) My Marriage (1935) Ramona (1936) Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)

Elsie Louise Ferguson (August 19, 1883 – November 15, 1961) was an American stage and film actress. Early life Born in New York City, Elsie Ferguson was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Benson Ferguson, a successful attorney. Raised and educated in Manhattan, she became interested in the theater at a young age and made her stage debut at seventeen as a chorus girl in a musical comedy. She quickly became known as one of the most beautiful women to ever set foot on the American stage. For almost two years from 1903-05 she was a cast member in The Girl from Kays which despite its title starred Sam Bernard. In 1908 she was leading lady to Edgar Selwyn in Pierre of the Plains. By 1909, after several years apprenticeship under several producers including Charles Frohman, Klaw & Erlanger, Charles Dillingham and Henry B. Harris, she was a major Broadway star, starring in Such A Little Queen. In 1910, she spent time on the stage in London. Actresses Evelyn Nesbit and Ethel Barrymore were friends of hers. During World War I, a number of Broadway stars organized a campaign to sell Liberty Bonds from the theatre stage prior to the performance as well as at highly publicized appearances at places such as the New York Public Library. Ferguson, noted for her great beauty and as one of the "Park Avenue aristocrats," on one occasion is reputed to have sold $85,000.00 worth of bonds in less than an hour. Stardom At the peak of her popularity, several film studios offered her a contract but she declined them all until widely respected New York-based French director, Maurice Tourneur, proposed she appear in the lead role as a sophisticated patrician in his 1917 silent film, Barbary Sheep. She also may have consented to films because she no longer had the protection of her beloved Broadway employers Henry B. Harris, who died on the Titanic and Charles Frohman, who perished on the Lusitania in May 1915. Producer and director Adolph Zukor then signed her to an eighteen film, 3 year, $5,000.00 per week contract. Following this first film, Ferguson was highly billed in promotional campaigns, and starred in two more films directed by Tourneur under a lucrative contract from Paramount Pictures that paid her $1,000 per day of filming in addition to her weekly contract income. Her only surviving silent film is The Witness for the Defense (1919) co-starring Warner Oland and performed as a play in 1911 by her friend Ethel Barrymore. Continuing to play roles of elegant society women, Ferguson was quickly dubbed "The Aristocrat of the Silent Screen", but the aristocratic label was also because she was known as a difficult and sometimes arrogant personality with whom to work. Many of the films she agreed to do were because they were adaptations of stage plays with which she was familiar. Elsie Ferguson eventually followed the move west and bought a home in the hills of Hollywood, California. In 1920, she traveled to the Middle East and Europe. She fell in love with Paris and the French Riviera and within a few years bought a permanent home there. In 1921, she accepted another contract offer from Paramount Pictures to star in four films to be spread over a two-year period. One of these was the 1921 film entitled Forever in which she starred opposite the leading heartthrob of the day, Wallace Reid. "Talkies" and retirement In 1925, she made only one film before returning to the Broadway stage. In 1930 she made her first talkie that would also be her final film, titled Scarlett Pages, which is now preserved in the Library of Congress. Although her voice came across well enough, at age 47, she was well past her prime for fans who wanted to see her as the great youthful beauty she had once been. Despite her wealth and fame and glamorous lifestyle, Elsie Ferguson's personal life had more than its share of turmoil. Well known behind the scenes as difficult to work with, temperamental, and argumentative, she married four times. Following her final marriage at age 51, she and her husband acquired a farm in Connecticut and divided their time between it and her Cap d'Antibes home on the Mediterranean Sea in the south of France. Ferguson made her final appearance on Broadway in 1943, at the age of 60, that met with critical acclaim. She played in Outrageous Fortune, a play written by her neighbor Rose Franken. The play closed eight weeks after it opened. Critics hailed Ferguson's performance as "glowing" and having "the charm and winning manner of old. Elsie Ferguson died in Lawrence Memorial Hospital in New London, Connecticut in 1961. She lived on an estate called White Gate Farms. She was interred in the Duck River Cemetery in Old Lyme, Connecticut. A very wealthy woman with no heirs and a lover of animals, on her passing in 1961, she left a large part of her considerable estate to a variety of charities including several for animal welfare.

Renée Jeanne Falconetti (July 21, 1892 – December 12, 1946), sometimes credited as Maria Falconetti, Marie Falconetti, Renée Maria Falconetti, or, simply, Falconetti, was a French stage and film actress, notable for her role as Joan of Arc in Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1928 silent film, La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc. Born in Pantin, Seine-Saint-Denis, Falconetti became a stage actress in Paris in 1918. By the time Dreyer watched her act in an amateur theater and selected her as his leading lady in his up-and-coming production La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc, she was already a celebrated stage artiste, and had appeared in one film, La Comtesse de Somerive (1917), directed by Georges Denola and Jean Kemm. Her portrayal of Joan of Arc in La Passion is widely considered one of the most astonishing performances ever committed to film, and it would remain her final cinematic role. According to film critic Roger Ebert, Dreyer's method of directing his actors pushed Falconetti to emotional collapse: For Falconetti, the performance was an ordeal. Legends from the set tell of Dreyer forcing her to kneel painfully on stone and then wipe all expression from her face--so that the viewer would read suppressed or inner pain. He filmed the same shots again and again, hoping that in the editing room he could find exactly the right nuance in her facial expression. After filming La Passion, Falconetti continued with her career as a producer of light stage comedies, appearing with the Comédie-Française. During the Second World War, she escaped from France first to Switzerland, and then left for Buenos Aires, Argentina where she lived until her death in 1946. Upon her death, she was cremated. "Renee Falconetti" is the fourth poem in Patti Smith's book kodak.

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Louise Fazenda (June 17, 1895 - April 17, 1962) was an American film actress, appearing chiefly in silent comedy films. Early life Of Portuguese ancestry, she was born in Lafayette, Indiana. Her father, Joseph Fazenda, was a merchandise broker. After moving west Louise attended Los Angeles High School and St. Mary's Convent. Before trying motion pictures, she worked for a dentist, a candy store owner, and a tax collector and on stage. Career Fazenda got her start in comedy shorts as early as 1913 with Joker Studios, frequently appearing with Max Asher and Bobby Vernon. She was soon recruited for Mack Sennett's troupe at Keystone Studios. As with many Keystone actors, Fazenda's star soon grew larger than Sennett was willing to pay for, and she left Sennett in the early 1920s for better roles and more money. She took a break from making motion pictures in 1921-1922 in order to try vaudeville. Fazenda appeared in a variety of shorts and feature-length films throughout the decade. By the advent of sound pictures, Fazenda was a highly paid actress, making movies for nearly all of the big studios. Fazenda continued through the 1930s, appearing mostly in musicals and comedies. Her skill was in performing character roles. She played such diverse parts as a fussy old maid and a lady blacksmith. She was once accurately described as a plain-looking woman but a highly gifted character comedienne. Marriage and death In 1927 Fazenda married noted Warner Brothers' producer Hal B. Wallis, a union which lasted until her death. They had one son, Brent, who became a psychologist in Florida. The Old Maid, in 1939, was her last of nearly 300 movie appearances. She spent the remainder of her years enjoying life as an art collector until her death caused by a cerebral hemorrhage. Hal Wallis was in Hawaii making a film and left immediately for home. She was interred at the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. Louise Fazenda has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. Philanthropist In 1954 Fazenda read about a woman who died in a car accident. She paid the entire hospital bill of her daughter, who was injured in the wreck. She subsidized the studies of a law student who was contemplating leaving school when his wife became pregnant. At the UCLA Medical Center she helped to feed young children, before she rocked and sang them to sleep. Actress Laura La Plante witnessed her charitable efforts. LaPlante described Fazenda helping children and poor people. One child refused to eat. The actress reportedly went back and forth to the hospital from her home, making various dishes, until she was successful, and the youth regained his health. Among the children she helped there was one Edward Bunker, who described what had happened in his autobiographical The Education of a Felon.

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Geraldine Farrar (February 28, 1882 – March 11, 1967) was an American soprano opera singer and film actress, noted for her beauty, acting ability, and "the intimate timbre of her voice." She had a large following among young women, who were nicknamed "Gerry-flappers". Early life and opera career Farrar was born in Melrose, Massachusetts, the daughter of baseball player Sidney Farrar and his wife Henrietta Barnes. At 5 she began studying music in Boston and by 14 was giving recitals. Later she studied voice with the American soprano Emma Thursby in New York, in Paris, and finally with the Italian baritone Francesco Graziani in Berlin. Farrar created a sensation at the Berlin Hofoper with her debut as Marguerite in Charles Gounod's Faust in 1901 and remained with the company for three years, during which time she continued her studies with famed German soprano Lilli Lehmann. (She had been recommended to Lehmann by another famous soprano of the previous generation, Lillian Nordica.). She appeared in the title rôles of Ambroise Thomas' Mignon and Jules Massenet's Manon, as well as Juliette in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette. Her admirers in Berlin included Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany, with whom she is believed to have had a relationship beginning in 1903. After three years with the Monte Carlo Opera, she made her debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera in Romeo et Juliette on November 26, 1906. She appeared in the first Met performance of Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly in 1907 and remained a member of the company until her retirement in 1922, singing 29 roles there in nearly 500 performances. She developed a great popular following, especially among New York's young female opera-goers, who were known as "Gerry-flappers". Farrar created the title roles in Pietro Mascagni's Amica (Monte Carlo, 1905), Puccini's Suor Angelica (New York, 1918), and Umberto Giordano's Madame Sans-Gêne (New York, 1915) as well as the Goosegirl in Engelbert Humperdinck's Die Königskinder (New York, 1910) She recorded extensively for the Victor Talking Machine Company and was often featured prominently in that firm's advertisements. She also appeared in silent movies, which were filmed between opera seasons. Farrar starred in more than a dozen films from 1915 to 1920, including Cecil B. De Mille's 1915 adaptation of Georges Bizet's opera Carmen. One of her most notable screen roles was as Joan of Arc in the 1917 film Joan the Woman. According to her biographer, Elizabeth Nash: Unlike most of the famous bel canto singers of the past who sacrificed dramatic action to tonal perfection, she was more interested in the emotional than in the purely lyrical aspects of her roles. According to Miss Farrar, until prime donne can combine the arts of Sarah Bernhardt and Nellie Melba, dramatic ability is more essential than perfect singing in opera In 1960 Farrar was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the music and film categories. However, the Los Angeles Times, which has documented and photographed every star as part of its ongoing Hollywood Star Walk project, was unable to locate the star honoring her film career. (Her music star is present and accounted for at 1711 Vine Street.) Personal life Farrar had a seven-year love affair with the Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini. Her ultimatum, that he leave his wife and children and marry her, resulted in Toscanini's abrupt resignation as principal conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in 1915. He returned to Italy. Farrar was close friends with the star tenor Enrico Caruso and there has been speculation that they too had a love affair, but no substantial evidence of this has surfaced. It is said that Caruso coined her motto: Farrar fara ("Farrar will do it"). Her marriage to cinema actor Lou Tellegen on February 8, 1916 was the source of considerable scandal, terminating, as a result of her husband's numerous affairs, in a very public divorce in 1923. The circumstances of the divorce were brought again to public recollection by Tellegen's bizarre 1934 suicide in Hollywood. Farrar retired from opera in 1922 at the age of 40. Her final performance was as Leoncavallo's Zazà. By this stage, her voice was in premature decline due to overwork. According to the American music critic Henry Pleasants, the author of The Great Singers from the Dawn of Opera to Our Own Time (first published 1967), she gave between 25 and 35 performances each season at the Met alone. They included 95 appearances as Madama Butterfly and 58 as Carmen in 16 seasons. The title role in Puccini's Tosca, which she had added to her repertoire in 1909, was another one of her favourite Met parts. Farrar continued to give recitals until 1931 and was briefly the intermission commentator for the radio broadcasts from the Met during the 1934-35 season. Her autobiography, Such Sweet Compulsion, published in 1938, was written in alternating chapters purporting to be her own words and those of her mother, with Mrs Farrar rather floridly recounting her daughter's many accomplishments. Farrar died in Ridgefield, Connecticut of a heart attack in 1967, aged 85, and was buried in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York. She had no children.

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