Gorgeous George
Subtitle: sensation of the nation
By: John Capouya.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
ISBN-13: 9780061173035
Subjects: George, Gorgeous, -- 1915-1963.; Wrestlers -- United States -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: This is the first-ever biography of the legendary wrestler Gorgeous George, filled with incredible never-before-told stories. George directly influenced the likes of Muhammad Ali, who took his bragging and boasting from George; James Brown, who began to wear sequined capes onstage after seeing George on TV; John Waters, whose films featured the outrageous drag queen Divine as an homage to George; and too many wrestlers to count. Amid these pop culture discoveries are firsthand accounts of the pro wrestling game from the 1930s to the 1960s.--From publisher description.--From publisher description.