Joyce Brothers, television psychologist and longtime newspaper advice columnist died today in New York City. She was 85. Her publicist tells media outlets she passed away after a long illness. The New York City native became famous in 1955 after winning The $64,000 Question game show on which she appeared as an expert on boxing. Her success on the show led her to become a color commentator for CBS during the boxing match between Carmen Basilio and Sugar Ray Robinson. In 1958 she was given her own advice show about relationships on a New York station and she went on to a succession of syndicated advice shows on both TV and radio over a four-decade long broadcasting career. She had a monthly column in Good Housekeeping magazine and began writing a syndicated newspaper column in the 1970s that, at its peak, was printed in more than 300 newspapers. Her TV credits include Saturday Night Live,...
- 5/13/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Russell Crowe and Ron Howard have led the tributes to Muhammad Ali's boxing trainer Angelo Dundee, who died on Wednesday at the age of 90.
Dundee was being treated for a blood clot found after a trip to visit Ali in Louisville, Kentucky for the fighter's 70th birthday last month, and he passed away surrounded by his loved ones in a rehabilitation center in Tampa, Florida.
A statement from his family reads, "He was very happy that he got to celebrate Ali's (70th) birthday earlier this year and also that he got to go to the Hall of Fame. He still had much to do, but led a full and extraordinary life."
Dundee served as a longtime cornerman in the ring to Ali at the height of the boxer's career, and also helped train legends including Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman, Carmen Basilio and Jose Napoles.
He famously sparked controversy at Ali's 1963 bout with Henry Cooper in London when he cut Ali's glove to delay the start of the fifth round and give the struggling boxer time to recover from a knockdown at the end of the fourth.
Dundee also worked in the movie industry, and helped train Crowe to portray boxer James J. Braddock in Howard's 2005 drama Cinderella Man.
Crowe learned of Dundee's death on Thursday, and took to his Twitter.com page to remember his pal.
In a post, he writes, "Rip Angelo Dundee. My life is so much richer for having known him. He had the biggest heart of any man I ever knew. God love you Angelo."
Howard also tweeted, "Angelo Dundee Rip - all time great boxing trainer and a tremendous person. He trained R Crowe in Cinderella Man and inspired us all", while John Cusack added: "rip to the great angelo dundee - i watched him train great fighters as long as i can remeber (sic)."...
Dundee was being treated for a blood clot found after a trip to visit Ali in Louisville, Kentucky for the fighter's 70th birthday last month, and he passed away surrounded by his loved ones in a rehabilitation center in Tampa, Florida.
A statement from his family reads, "He was very happy that he got to celebrate Ali's (70th) birthday earlier this year and also that he got to go to the Hall of Fame. He still had much to do, but led a full and extraordinary life."
Dundee served as a longtime cornerman in the ring to Ali at the height of the boxer's career, and also helped train legends including Sugar Ray Leonard, George Foreman, Carmen Basilio and Jose Napoles.
He famously sparked controversy at Ali's 1963 bout with Henry Cooper in London when he cut Ali's glove to delay the start of the fifth round and give the struggling boxer time to recover from a knockdown at the end of the fourth.
Dundee also worked in the movie industry, and helped train Crowe to portray boxer James J. Braddock in Howard's 2005 drama Cinderella Man.
Crowe learned of Dundee's death on Thursday, and took to his Twitter.com page to remember his pal.
In a post, he writes, "Rip Angelo Dundee. My life is so much richer for having known him. He had the biggest heart of any man I ever knew. God love you Angelo."
Howard also tweeted, "Angelo Dundee Rip - all time great boxing trainer and a tremendous person. He trained R Crowe in Cinderella Man and inspired us all", while John Cusack added: "rip to the great angelo dundee - i watched him train great fighters as long as i can remeber (sic)."...
- 2/2/2012
- WENN
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