AKA James Walter Braddock

Born: 7-Jun-1905
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 29-Nov-1974
Location of death: North Bergen, NJ
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Mount Carmel Cemetery, Tenafly, NJ

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

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Cinderella Man

Military service: US Army (WWII)

Subject of Cinderella Man (2005), directed by Ron Howard.

Father: Joseph Braddock
Mother: Elizabeth O'Toole
Wife: Mae Fox (m. 25-Jan-1930, until his death, two sons, one daughter)
Son: James ("Jay", b. 1931, d. 2001)
Son: Howard (b. 1931, d. 2006)
Daughter: Rosemarie (b. 1933, d. 1995)

    World Heavyweight Champion (1935-37)
    International Boxing Hall of Fame 2001

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee (21-Nov-1969) · Himself

Official Website:
http://www.jamesjbraddock.com/

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