Mae West & William "Gorilla" Jones
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http://www.whitewomenblackmen.com/forum/showthread.php?p=272227#post272227Blacktiger2005
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In the words of Mr. Spock, "fascinating". Will there ever be a movie about a relationship like this one. I think the BM/WW of that era and further back in the Jim Crow era would be fascinating. Unfortunately it will never be told.
nobledruali
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• • Why did they call him "Gorilla"? • •
• • The nickname ''Gorilla,'' politically incorrect in today's world, was attributed to Jones' long reach — 75 inches — in the ring. In 1932, Beacon Journal sports scribe Jim Schlemmer said the Gorilla moniker didn't fit ''in looks or actions,'' and called Jones ''as classy a piece of fighting machinery as the game has known.''
Soulthinker
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Mr.Jones must had been very tight with Mae West.
nobledruali
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Yeah they were very tight according to that article! I have a newly found respect for Mae West now & for William Jones for refusing money to do a tell all. That's so unusual compared to today's celebrities.
flaminghetero
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She dated Jack Johnson too...as did Mata Hari.