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  • Jake LaMotta dead: 'Raging Bull' boxing legend dies aged 95

    09/20/2017 7:48:21 AM PDT · by Borges · 31 replies
    International Business Times ^ | 9/20/2017 | Josh Robbins
    Jake LaMotta – the legendary boxer depicted by Robert DeNiro in Raging Bull – has died, aged 95. A Facebook account, belonging to his daughter Christi, posted a tribute to him yesterday evening (19 September). It read: "Jake LaMotta July 10, 1922 - September 19, 2017 – Rest in Peace Pop." Well-wishers have queued up to give their condolences to Christi and sing the praises of one of boxing's all-time greats. Patti Fazzino wrote: "Dear Christi, I am so sorry to lose your Dad. He is in my heart. Look at it like this, all the North Miami Beach Italian...
  • 'The Bronx Bull' is another shot at the story of boxer Jake LaMotta

    04/24/2015 10:34:34 AM PDT · by EveningStar · 11 replies
    Orange County Register ^ | April 23, 2015 | Theresa Walker
    ... [Jake] LaMotta has been the subject of several books, a film considered one of the greatest in American cinema, and a failed stage show called "Lady and the Champ." Now there's a second feature film about his life, this one titled "LaMotta: The Bronx Bull." LaMotta will be in Orange County on Saturday when the new movie, produced by Irvine-based Main Street Films, premieres as part of the Newport Beach Film Festival ...