#Rocky Graziano

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Boxer Rocky Graziano was profiled by Look magazine in 1950. taken by Stanley Kubrick

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Born on this day in 1928, director Stanley Kubrick who started out as a photographer. I have included photos that he took of boxer Rocky Graziano for Look Magazine. In 1950 he made a short documentary "Day of the Fight" shows Irish-American middleweight boxer Walter Cartier during the height of his career, on the day of a fight with middleweight Bobby James, which took place on April 17, 1950. Unsurprising in 1955, he made the film "Killer's Kiss" which feature a boxer protagonist.

More of his photos of Graziano for Look can be found here:

What your favorite film of Kubrick's, noir or not?

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Rocky Graziano

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Pier Angeli and Paul Newman in Somebody Up There Likes Me, 1956. Directed by Robert Wise. Written by Ernest Lehman, Rocky Graziano and Roland Barber.

Boxer Rocky Graziano's biopic, based on his autobiography, from childhood to his World Middleweight Championship title win at age 28 in 1947.

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Before becoming an iconic movie direct, Stanley Kubrick was a contributing photographer to Life Magazine. His photos of boxer Rocky Graziano were taken in 1949.

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Boxer Rocky Graziano, born in Brooklyn raised in the East Village, walking the streets of New York with the local boys, 1954.

Photo: Look magazine/LoC/Shorpy

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The Paul Winchell Bowling Program

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Stanley Kubrick, the photograph

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The Rocky Graziano Centennial

Born 100 years ago today former World Middleweight Champion — and show biz personality — Rocky Graziano (Thomas Rocco Barbella, 1919-1990). The boxing section of Travalanche has grown to be pretty robust; nearly all the old pugs dabbled in show biz, and just about all of them were welcome brothers-in-arms. Grazianio had greater claims to fame than many in films and television, however. I’ll lead…

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Saturday Night Showcase> Dean Martin Roasts Muhammad Ali

BW Media Spotlight's Saturday Night Showcase> Dean Martin Roasts Muhammad Ali

Born Cassius Clay before converting to Islam, Muhammad Ali would refer to himself as “the greatest” and he certainly worked hard to back that up. Olympic gold medalist, multiple time boxing champion, and once fought a depowered Superman in the comics, Ali could be controversial but it takes a lot of guts to say something bad about him to his face. Or appear on Dean Martin’s Celebrity Roast. Born…

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Stanley Kubrick:  Boxer Rocky Graziano  (1969)

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Rocky Graziano

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Rocky Graziano by Stanley Kubrick

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Elvis on the set of Blue Hawaii in 1961, with singer Jimmy Clanton and middleweight boxing champion Rocky Graziano.

(Cred: Elvis Pictures, Fb)

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Rocky Graziano