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Jake LaMotta was an American professional boxer who was world middleweight champion between 1949 and 1951. Nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" or "Raging Bull" for his technique of constant stalking, brawling, and inside fighting, he developed a reputation for being a "bully"; he was what is often referred to today as a swarmer and a slugger. His life was documented in a biographical film, "Raging Bull," starring Robert DeNiro. [1]
Giacobbe LaMotta was born on July 10, 1922 in Bronx, New York, New York, United States, son of Giuseppe LaMotta (1897–<1984) and Elizabeth Merzullo (1901–1984).
Jake (18) married Ida Gabriele (18) (born about 1922 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York) in 1941 in New York.
Jake (22) married Beverly Thailer (14) (born on January 23, 1930 in The Bronx, New York City, New York; daughter of Abraham Lucian Thailer and Margaret Elizabeth (Rushforth) Thailer) in 1945.
Jake (37) married Sallye M. Keener (29) (born about 1930) in 1960 in New York City.
Jake (47) married Dimitria Minakakis Makris (39) (born about 1930) in 1970 in New York City.
Jake (52) married Deborah Broffman (35) (born on May 29, 1939 in Pennsylvania, USA; daughter of Julius Joseph (Brofman) Broffman and Lillian Elizabeth (Whitney) Florsheim) in 1975 in New York.
Jake died on September 19, 2017 in Aventura, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States, aged 95.
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, 'Jake LaMotta', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 3 March 2024, 01:01 UTC, <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jake_LaMotta&oldid=1211527904> [accessed 4 March 2024]
- Jacob Lamotta: New York Records of the State National Guard
- Name: Jacob Lamotta
- Event Type: Military Service
- Event Date:19 Sep 1940
- Event Place: New York City, New York, United States
- Military Unit: Hq Btry 2nd Bn 258th Field Artillery
- Military Service Place: New York Guard
- Birth Date: 10 Jul 1922
- Birthplace:New York City, New York
- "New York Records of the State National Guard, 1906-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJY-VRX5 : 17 March 2018), Jacob Lamotta, 19 Sep 1940; citing Military Service, New York City, , New York, United States, New York State Archives, Albany.
- "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3TJ-P67 : 15 March 2018), Jack Lamotta in household of Elizabeth Lamotta, Assembly District 2, Bronx, New York City, Bronx, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 3-190, sheet 2A, line 29, family 28, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2465.
