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Mildred Burke (August 5, 1915 – February 18, 1989) was an American professional wrestler. She is overall a three-time women's world champion under different incarnations and recognitions. Burke's heyday lasted from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s, when she held the NWA World Women's Championship for almost twenty years.
Janet Boyer Wolfe (June 13, 1933 – July 28, 1951), also known as Jeanette Wolfe, was an American professional wrestler.She was the foster daughter of Billy Wolfe and Mildred Burke.
Mildred Burke, 73, American professional wrestler, women's world champion, stroke. [71] Dixie Deans, 75, Royal Air Force sergeant, Second World War bomber pilot. [72] Dina Halpern, 79, Polish-born American actress. [73] Kathleen Hite, 71, American writer for radio and television (Gunsmoke, The Waltons). [74]
Emily Bett Rickards is a force to be reckoned with in Queen of the Ring. The Arrow actress stars as real-life pro wrestler Mildred Burke in the upcoming sports drama, and PEOPLE has the exclusive ...
At Lake Nyos, northwestern Cameroon, a limnic eruption of unknown cause released about 100,000–300,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the lake's bed. The gas cloud initially rose at nearly 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph; 28 m/s) and then, being heavier than air, descended onto nearby villages, suffocating people and livestock within 25 ...
The 2024 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival opened Nov. 8 with a screening of “Queen of the Ring,” writer-director Ash Avildsen’s biopic of female wrestler Mildred Burke starring ...
Rhonda Ann Sing [5] (February 21, 1961 – July 27, 2001) was a Canadian professional wrestler. [1] After training with Mildred Burke, she wrestled in Japan under the name Monster Ripper.
Wife of prominent trans writer hacked father to death with ice axe after Trump’s Election Night victory: cops. ... Burke has been charged with first-degree murder and is being held on a $2 ...