The Fighting Man 1916 William A. Brady SIGNED History/Memoir by Prize Fight Boxing Promoter & Theatrical Producer ~Jim Corbett, Jim Jeffries

Title: The Fighting Man

Author: William A. Brady

Description: Inscribed by the author on blank flyleaf. Boards in rust-red cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Head of spine lightly worn; a few ''thumb print'' depressions on front cover. Minor soiling on half-title page, else interior is clean. 33 photographic images on plates, including frontispiece portrait of the author. 227 pages.

The early professional memoir of William A. Brady (1863-1950), the notable American actor, theatrical producer and boxing promoter, who managed two of the great heavyweight fighters, Jim Corbett Jim Jeffries. The Fighting Man goes into quite a bit of detail regarding his experiences and interactions with many other famous figures in both the theatrical and boxing worlds.

Inscribed to the American stage and film actress Mary Nash: ''Apr. 25th 1917 / To a good loyal / fighter from the / fighting man? / Wm A Brady / To Mary Nash / ''with bestest''.'' Nash was managed by William A. Brady during this period and appeared in several of his productions, including The Man Who Came Back, I.O.U., Man and Woman, Thy Name is Woman, and The Two Orphans. Nash made her off-Broadway debut on Christmas Day, 1905, in J. M. Barrie's ''Alice-Sit-by-the-Fire,'' which starred Ethel Barrymore. Following her career on Broadway, she went on to appear in 18 Hollywood movies between 1936 and 1947. In the late 1930s & early 40s, she played character roles opposite Shirley Temple (Heidi; The Little Princess), Katharine Hepburn (The Philadelphia Story), and Spencer Tracy ( Men of Boys Town).

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good

Publisher: The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Place: Indianapolis
Year: 1916

Keywords: memoir, autobiography, biography, United States, boxers, boxing, actors, boxing manager, boxing promoter, theatrical manager, pugilism, pugilists, Jim Corbett, Jim Jeffries, prize fighters,