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width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Joe Louis</b></font><p><img src="joe-louis-sized.jpg" height=262 width=234 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Joe Louis"><b>AKA</b> Joseph Louis Barrow<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/651/000106333/" class=proflink>13-May</a>-<a href="/lists/913/000105598/" class=proflink>1914</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> Lafayette, AL<br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/986/000106668/" class=proflink>12-Apr</a>-<a href="/lists/491/000106173/" class=proflink>1981</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/567/000069360/" class=proflink>Las Vegas, NV</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> Heart Failure<br><b>Remains:</b> Buried, <a href="/cemetery/609/000207985/" class="proflink">Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> Black<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> Straight<br><b>Occupation:</b> Boxing<p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> The Champ<p><b>Military service:</b> US Army (1942-45)<p><b>Father:</b> (cotton picker)<br><b>Mother:</b> (housewife)<br><b>Sister:</b> Vunies High (d. 18-Feb-2008 hypothermia)<br><b>Wife:</b> Marva Trotter (m. 24-Sep-1935, div. 27-Mar-1945, one daughter, one son)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Jacquelin (b. 1943)<br><b>Son:</b> Joseph Louis Barrow Jr. (b. 28-May-1947)<br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/831/000031738/">Lana Turner</a><br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/842/000024770/">Lena Horne</a><br><b>Girlfriend:</b> <a href="/people/884/000031791/">Sonja Henie</a><br><b>Wife:</b> Rose Morgan (m. 25-Dec-1955, div. 1958)<br><b>Wife:</b> Martha Malone Jefferson (m. 17-Mar-1959, until his death)<br><p> <a href="/sports/284/000088020/">World Heavyweight Champion</a> (22-Jun-1937 to 1-Mar-1949)<br> <a href="/honors/906/000166408/">Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male)</a> 1935<br> <a href="/honors/285/000088021/">International Boxing Hall of Fame</a> <br> <a href="/honors/484/000032388/">Congressional Gold Medal</a> <br> Endorsement of <a href="/company/822/000124450/">Liggett Group</a> Chesterfield cigarettes<br> <a href="/event/221/000218564/">Cholecystectomy</a> (29-Mar-1968)<br> <a href="/detox/492/000042366/">unknown detox facility</a> Denver, CO (1970)<br> <a href="/event/170/000087906/">Heart Attack</a> 1977<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/353/000083104/">Cocaine</a>, <a href="/lists/778/000064586/">Smoking</a>, <a href="/lists/786/000167285/">Pacemaker</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/552/000258775/">The Phynx (6-May-1970)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/350/000272531/">Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee (21-Nov-1969)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/271/000134866/">The Square Jungle (30-Dec-1955)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/758/000034656/">This Is the Army (29-Jul-1943)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/745/000236037/">Spirit of 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