Maurice Tillet (23 October 1903 - 4 September 1954) was a Russian-born French professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The French Angel / The Angel. [3] Tillet was a leading box office draw in the early 1940s and was twice World Heavyweight Champion in the American Wrestling Association run by Paul Bowser in Boston. It's a bust of Maurice Tillet, a professional wrestler known as The French Angel. All its features are distended beyond normal human scale: the forehead beetles, the nose protrudes, the jaw.
IRVING PENN Dorian Leigh and Maurice Tillet
By Carl Seaver Shrek is one of the most iconic animated characters of the last century. For years many have believed that a real-life man, Maurice Tillet, inspired the green ogre. Dreamworks has neither confirmed nor denied this, but the similarities are uncanny. Maurice Tillet The Early Life of Maurice Tillet For 19 straight months, Tillet — under the name "The French Angel" — was unstoppable, earning the AWA World Heavyweight Champion title in May 1940 — a title which he held for more than two years. In 1942, he also snagged the World Heavyweight Championship in Montreal, Canada. But by the time he'd scored his second World Heavyweight. Maurice Tillet was born to French parents in Russia in 1903, but his father died when Maurice was only eight. He was given the nickname "angel" by his mother because of his adorable, innocent. M. Maurice Tillet is an amiable Frenchman who recently journeyed to the U. S. to engage in wrestling bouts. His nickname is "The Angel." Much excited by photographs of his monstrous head were four enterprising young anthropologists at Harvard, Carlton Stevens Coon, Hallam Leonard Movius Jr., Carl Coleman Seltzer and William Herbert Sheldon Jr.
The French Angel Wrestler, Maurice Tillet, Death Masks, and how he
Overview Born October 23, 1903 · St. Petersburg, Russia Died September 4, 1954 · Chicago, Illinois, USA (heart disease and acromegaly) Birth name Maurice Marie Joseph Tillet Nickname French Angel Height 5′ 8½″ (1.74 m) Mini Bio Maurice Tillet, better known by his Professional wrestling name, "The French Angel". Newsreel (silent) - The ugliest wrestler in the world, Maurice Tillet nicknamed "The French Angel", downs a California wrestler (grappler) with a body slam t. Maurice Tillet, better known as The French Angel, was considered a major box office draw in the 1940s and a unique attraction worldwide. The depth of documentation and historical content on Maurice pales in comparison to many of the prominent names throughout the golden age of wrestling. Maurice Tillet (23 October 1903 - 4 September 1954) was a Russian-born French professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, The French Angel / The Angel. Tillet was a leading box office draw in the early 1940s and was twice World Heavyweight Champion in the American Wrestling Association run by Paul Bowser in Boston.
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1. The Swedish Angel - Phil Olafson. 2. Maurice's championship winning match with Steve Casey. 3. Maurice's first U.S. match in 1940 in the U.S. at Boston Gardens against Luigi Bacigalupi. Maurice Tillet - age 13 A GREAT picture of Maurice Tillet, The Angel. Maurice Tillet, Karl Pojello, and Rudy LaDitzi Maurice Tillet, Karl Pojello, and unknown Maurice Tillet, noto con il ring name The French Angel ( San Pietroburgo, 23 ottobre 1903 - Chicago, 4 settembre 1954 ), è stato un wrestler e sportivo francese . Indice 1 Biografia 2 Curiosità 3 Filmografia 4 Titoli e riconoscimenti 5 Note 6 Altri progetti 7 Collegamenti esterni Biografia
Maurice Tillet: The Real-life Inspiration for Shrek Now, let's delve into the life of the man who inspired the creation of the world's favorite green ogre. Maurice Tillet, nicknamed the "French Angel", was a pro-wrestling sensation with an appearance as unique as his story. Tillet's early years were shaped by adversity. On August 1, 1944 The French Angel defeated Steve 'Crusher' Casey for the American Wrestling Association World Championship. Ten years later, almost to the day, on April 4th 1954 Maurice died prematurely at the age of 51. In life, Maurice was a private and reclusive man however, on his death bed; he gave permission to have a cast made of.
Dorian Leigh & Maurice Tillet 1945 Irving Penn, Old Pictures, Old
A 1940 portrait immortalizes Maurice Tillet, forever remembered as "The French Angel" and, in retrospect, the potential real-life inspiration behind Shrek, the beloved cartoon character. Source: Dreamworks. And thus, the story of Maurice Tillet would have concluded if not for the advent of Shrek. In 2001, the endearing ogre, voiced by the. Maurice Tillet, The French Angel, at the Hammond Indiana Civic Center. Match believed to be October 9th 1940 against opponent Len Macaluso.
