Maxie Rosenbloom

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Max Everitt Rosenbloom (November 1, 1907 – March 6, 1976) was an American boxer, actor, and television personality. Born in Leonard Bridge, Connecticut, Rosenbloom was nicknamed "Slapsie Maxie" by a journalist due to his open-gloved style of boxing. In 1930, he won the New York light heavyweight title. In 1932, he won the World Light Heavyweight Championship. He held and defended the title until November 1934, when he lost it to Bob Olin. As a professional boxer, Rosenbloom relied on hitting and moving to score points. He was very difficult to hit cleanly with a power punch and his fights often went the full number of required rounds. In his boxing career, he received thousands of punches to the head, which eventually led to the deterioration of his motor functions. In 1937, he accepted a role in a Hollywood film. He became a character actor, portraying comical "big guys" in movies that included Each Dawn I Die, and Maxie retired from boxing permanently in 1939. Slapsy Maxie's, the first comedy club, opened in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He continued acting on radio, television, and in a number of films, usually playing comedy roles as a big, clumsy, punch-drunk—but lovable—character. He appeared in a number of episodes (playing himself) of The Fred Allen Show—including a skit with Marlene Dietrich. Rosenbloom played an important part in television's first 90-minute drama, Requiem for a Heavyweight, written by Rod Serling, and starring Jack Palance as a boxer at the end of his career. Rosenbloom played an ex-boxer, whose life revolved around retelling old boxing stories night after night to other ex-boxers in a down-and-out bar. It is the fate that looms for Mountain McClintock, Palance's character, if he cannot adjust to a new life outside the ring. Slapsy Maxie's, his nightclub, is prominently featured in a 2013 crime film, Gangster Squad, which is set in 1949. The club, which actually operated in 1939 at 7165 Beverly Blvd and from 1943 to 1947, was located at 5665 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1907-11-01
  • event Death Date 1976-03-06
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 4.6
  • info Birth Place Leonard's Bridge, Connecticut, USA
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6.3

The Boogie Man Will Get You

1942-10-22

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Gangs of New York

1938-05-23

5.2

Follow the Boys

1944-05-05

6.7

Each Dawn I Die

1939-08-19

6.1

Hollywood or Bust

1956-12-06

4.9

The Beat Generation

1959-07-03

6.2

Nothing Sacred

1937-11-25

6.8

Punch Drunks

1934-07-13

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Mr. Broadway

1933-09-12

5.1

To the Shores of Tripoli

1942-11-09

6.3

Mr. Moto's Gamble

1938-04-07

6.6

Louisiana Purchase

1941-12-31

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Smart Alecks

1942-08-07

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Here Comes Kelly

1943-09-19

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Private Detective

1939-12-09

6.8

Women in the Wind

1939-04-15

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Swing Fever

1943-11-01

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My Son, The Hero

1943-04-05

5.5

Muss 'em Up

1936-02-13

6.6

Submarine Patrol

1938-11-25

4.2

Public Deb No. 1

1940-09-13

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Hazard

1948-05-28

6.2

Naughty But Nice

1939-06-23

6.3

The Bellboy

1960-07-20

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Slapsie Maxie's

1939-09-16

6.2

King for a Night

1933-12-09

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Irish Eyes Are Smiling

1944-10-19

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Eloise

1956-11-22

5.5

20,000 Men a Year

1939-10-26

6

Kelly the Second

1936-08-21

5.3

The Kid Comes Back

1938-02-12

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Two Wise Maids

1937-02-15

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Grandpa Goes To Town

1940-04-13

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The Stork Pays Off

1941-10-05

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Harvard Here I Come

1941-12-18

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His Exciting Night

1938-11-11

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Night Club Girl

1945-01-05

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Three of a Kind

1944-07-22

4.7

Crazy Knights

1944-12-08

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Trouble Chasers

1945-05-02

4.5

The Yanks Are Coming

1942-11-09

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Mister Universe

1951-01-10

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The Kid from Kokomo

1939-05-23

7.4

Big City

1937-09-03

6.2

The Perils of Pauline

1947-07-04

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Ringside Maisie

1941-08-01

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Skipalong Rosenbloom

1951-04-30

7.1

The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse

1938-07-20

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Men in Her Diary

1945-09-14

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Penthouse Rhythm

1945-06-22

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The Lady and the Lug

1941-03-22

6.2

Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops

1955-02-02

6.1

I Married a Monster from Outer Space

1958-10-01

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Requiem for a Heavyweight

1956-10-11

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Passport to Alcatraz

1940-06-06

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The Champs Step Out

1951-11-15

6.4

The Spy in the Green Hat

1967-02-03

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The Munsters

1964-09-24

7.4

Playhouse 90

1956-10-04

5.3

The Merv Griffin Show

1962-10-01

4.4

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958-10-06

6.2

The Donna Reed Show

1958-09-24

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The Joe Palooka Story

1954-01-01

6.6

What's My Line?

1950-02-02

7.9

I Dream of Jeannie

1965-09-18