Archie Moore AKA Archibald Lee Wright
Born: 13-Dec-1913 [1] Birthplace: Benoit, MS Died: 9-Dec-1998 Location of death: San Diego, CA Cause of death: Heart Failure Remains: Cremated, Cypress View Mausoleum and Crematory, San Diego, CA
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: Black Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Boxing Nationality: United States Executive summary: The Old Mongoose World Light Heavyweight Champion, 1952-62. [1] Gerald Eskenazi, "Archie Moore, 84, Master of the Ring, Dies", The New York Times, 10 December 1998: "He claimed to have been born on Dec. 13, 1916, in Collinsville, Ill., but his mother, and at least one boxing record book, fixed his birthdate as Dec. 13, 1913, in Benoit, Miss., a date his family confirms." When confronted with the discrepancy, he quipped: "I have given this a lot of thought, and have decided that I must have been 3 when I was born."
Wife: Elizabeth A. Thorton Wife: Joan Hardy (wife #4, model, m. 21-Aug-1956, three sons, two daughters) Son: Hardy Son: D'Angelo Son: Anthony Daughter: Rena Daughter: Joan
International Boxing Hall of Fame 1990 Heart Bypass Operation triple (1994)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Penitentiary II (2-Apr-1982) · Himself Breakheart Pass (25-Dec-1975) · Carlos The Outfit (Oct-1973) · Packard My Sweet Charlie (20-Jan-1970) The Fortune Cookie (19-Oct-1966) · Mr. Jackson The Carpetbaggers (9-Apr-1964) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (17-Jun-1960) · Jim
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