Profile
Jack Doyle
Rival + Actor + Tenor
Male
Born
Aug 31, 1913
Died
Dec 13, 1978
Jack Doyle, known as "The Gorgeous Gael" was at one time or another a contender for the British Boxing Championship, a Hollywood actor and an accomplished tenor.
Romance
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Judith AllenMarried 1935 - 1937
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1913
Birth
He was born into a working-class family in Cobh, in County Cork, Ireland in 1913.
TEENAGE
1929
16 Years Old
At 6 foot 3 Doyle was always good with his fists and in 1929 he joined the forces of the Irish Guards based in Wales.
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TWENTIES
1933
20 Years Old
In July 1933, at the age of 19 he missed out on the British Heavyweight title to the holder, Welshman, Jack Petersen.
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1934
21 Years Old
He travelled to America in 1934 and soon carried on his high living of gambling, ladies and drink.
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1935
22 Years Old
While in the States he continued to box, taking on one Buddy Baer in August 1935.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1978
65 Years Old
He died in 1978 at St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington and was buried in his native Cobh in the Old Church Cemetery.
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