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Jimmy Walker
Jimmy Walker (Sportsman. Born, New York, NY, June 19, 1881; died, New York, NY, Nov. 18, 1946.) In a book by Gene Fowler and a subsequent film starring Bob Hope (both entitled Beau James), James John Walker was immortalized as a bon vivant and a trusting politician caught in the vortex of municipal scandals that […]
Gene Fowler
Gene Fowler (Sportswriter. Born, Denver, CO, Mar. 8, 1890; died, Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1960.) A newspaperman in his native Denver, Gene Fowler joined the sports staff of the New York American in Sept. 1918 on the recommendation of Damon Runyon. Fowler, born Eugene Devlan, was adopted by his stepfather as a youngster and […]
