| Birth: | Jun. 30, 1889 | | Death: | May 29, 1953 | 
Professional Wrestler. Born in New York City, he was a heavy weight wrestler known as "Mountain Man Dean" who appeared in 6,783 wrestling matches from (1902-37). While serving in the US Army, he began his wrestling career and after World War I, embarked on a career in athletics. In addition to his previous bouts in the military, he was soon a popular showman on the pro circuit and even toured Europe, commanding fees upwards of $1,500 for each match. He even was cast in various roles in twelve feature films such as "The Private Life of Henry VIII" (1933), "The Garden of Allah" (1936) and "The Gladiator" (1938). In 1937, he retired from the ring but with the advent of World War II, he re-joined the US Army and despite his age, obtained the rank of First Sergeant of the Military Intelligence Training Center at Camp Ritchie, Maryland. He died at age 63 in Norcross, Georgia. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Search Amazon for Frank Simmons Leavitt | | | Burial:
Marietta National Cemetery
Marietta
Cobb County
Georgia, USA
Plot: Section J Grave 9672-d
GPS (lat/lon): 33.57054, -84.32635 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jun 04, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 9820 |
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Tracey Reid
Added: Jun. 12, 2013 |
Remembering you
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John
Added: Feb. 13, 2013 |
I just saw you in a movie with Spencer Tracy I got a kick out of you knocking out all those comet cabbie guys . Say hi to my pop in heaven with you he was a big fan of yours quoting your name 100;s of times a year.. R.I.P sir
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mike m
Added: Oct. 2, 2012 |
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