AKA Walker Elliot Smith, Jr.
Born: 3-May-1921Birthplace: Detroit, MIDied: 12-Apr-1989Location of death: Culver City, CA [1]Cause of death: Alzheimer'sRemains: Buried, Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, CA
Gender: MaleRace or Ethnicity: BlackSexual orientation: StraightOccupation: Boxing
Nationality: United StatesExecutive summary: Welterweight and Middleweight champ
Father: Walker Smith, Sr.Mother: Leila HurstWife: Marjorie Joseph (m. 1938, annulled 1938, one son)Son: Ronnie Smith (b. 25-Sep-1939)Wife: Edna Mae Holly (m. 29-May-1944, div. 1962, one son)Son: Ray Robinson, Jr. (b. 19-Nov-1949)Wife: Millie Bruce (m. 25-May-1965, d. 12-Apr-1989)
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame 2006 Risk Factors: Diabetes
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR The Return of Mod Squad (18-May-1979) · Himself The Todd Killings (20-Oct-1971) City Beneath the Sea (25-Jan-1971) Candy (17-Dec-1968) Paper Lion (23-Oct-1968) · Himself The Detective (28-May-1968) · Kelly
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AKA Walker Elliot Smith, Jr.