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Martin was nicknamed The Coal Miner's Daughter in reference to her father's occupation. [ 3 ] Martin announced on January 19, 2011, that she would be fighting again in hopes of her 50th career win on the undercard of the Ricardo Mayorga vs Miguel Cotto fight at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 12, 2011, against Dakota Stone in ...
Christy Renea Martin (née Salters) was born on June 12, 1968, in Mullens, West Virginia, [6] the daughter and granddaughter of coal miners. [7] As a freshman basketball player at Concord College in 1987, Martin began boxing in amateur contests on a dare, easily taking home the $1,000 prize. [7]
Coal Miner's Daughter is a 1980 American biographical musical film directed by Michael Apted and written by Tom Rickman.It follows the story of country music singer Loretta Lynn from her early teen years in a poor family and getting married at 15 to her rise as one of the most influential country musicians.
Loretta Lynn in Nashville, Tenn., on Feb. 10, 2016. Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter who became a pillar of country music, died Oct. 4 at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn.
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The miners had been on strike for seventeen months hoping to force the Blue Diamond Coal Company to sign a contract with the United Mine Workers of America. [5] In 1980 Boyens was selected to be a cast member in the movie Coal Miner's Daughter. She played the character of Clara Webb, who was the mother of Loretta Lynn in the movie. [3]
Michael Apted, the versatile filmmaker who chronicled Loretta Lynn’s rise to fame in “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and James Bond’s heroics in “The World Is Not Enough,” has died at the ...