AKA William Harrison Dempsey

Born: 24-Jun-1895
Birthplace: Manassa, CO
Died: 31-May-1983
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Southampton Cemetery, Southampton, NY

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Boxing

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Heavyweight champ

Military service: US Coast Guard

Wife: Maxine Gates (m. 9-Oct-1916, div. 2-Apr-1919)
Wife: Estelle Taylor (m. 7-Feb-1925, div. 1930)
Wife: Hannah Williams (m. Jul-1933, div. 7-Jul-1943, two daughters)
Daughter: Joan (b. 1934)
Daughter: Barbara (b. 1936)
Wife: Deana Pietelli (m. 1957, one daughter)
Daughter: Barbara (adopted, this is a second daughter also named Barbara)

    Kentucky Colonel
    Colorado Sports Hall of Fame 1965
    Draft Deferment: World War I
    Hemorrhoid Operation Mar-1924
    Risk Factors: Arthritis, Pacemaker, Hemorrhoids

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Requiem for a Heavyweight (16-Oct-1962) · Boxer
    Damn Citizen (1-Mar-1958)
    Off Limits (19-Feb-1953)
    Big City (3-Sep-1937) · Himself
    The Prizefighter and the Lady (27-May-1933) · Promoter

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