Boxers and Celebrities

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Humphrey Bogart (actor): Harvey Pic 1 Pic 2 Pictures supplied by Barb Jamieson with Meesha & Yoda	Billie Holiday (blues singer)Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 Pictures supplied by Barb Jamieson with Meesha & Yoda
Nat King Cole (jazz musician-singer): Mr. Pet	Alan Ladd (actor): Jezebell
Emily Bronte (English novelist Wuthering Heights): Keeper Pic 1 Picture supplied by Christina Gosling	Rocky Marcinano (world champion pugilist-fighter)
Stanley Coren (author): Penny	David Niven (actor): Phantom
Louis Bromfield (author) Wrote such books as: "Malabar Farm", "Animals and Other People" (in which he told many stories of his Boxers) and about 30 other books, fiction and non fiction. Mr. Bromfied ran in a fast crowd, Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall were married on Malabar Farm in 1945. From Lauren Bacall's memoir: Bogie was best friends with Bromfield, and they received several boxers from him over the years. She evenmentions how sensitive Bogie's particular boxer boy (Harvey, I think was his name) was to him while he was dying, as if he understood what was happening,staying close, but not getting in the way. He spent some time in India before retiring to "Malabar Farm" in Ohio, the name is an Indian name. His home and farm are now a state park: http://www.malabarfarm.org/ Info from:Kathy Saxon and Theresa Garton	Patty Ziegfeld (debutante) Caption for picture: Patricia Ziegfeld, attractive blonde daughter of the late Florenz Ziegfeld, Ziegfeld Follies, was greeted by her mother Billie Burke as she stepped from the Union Pacific Los Angeles Limited. Pic 1 ABOUT FLORENZ ZIEGFELD: Theatre manager, born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He devised and perfected the American revue spectacle, based on the Folies Berg�res, and his Follies of 1907 ran for 24 editions to 1943, making his name synonymous with extravagant theatrical production. The Follies featured a chorus line of some of America's most beautiful women, all personally chosen to �glorify the American girl�. He also produced a wide range of plays and other musical shows, such as Show Boat (1927) and Bitter Sweet (1929). Composers who worked with him included Irving Berlin, Gershwin, and Rogers, and the librettists Lardner and Hammerstein II. Tip from John F. Diebel; Picture from Union Pacific Railroad
Diane Fossey (naturalist): Cindy	Dorothy Parker (writer/critic): Flic
Jodie Foster (actor)	Pablo Picasso (artist): Jan Pic 1 Pictures supplied by Barb Jamieson with Meesha & Yoda
Steffi Graf (tennis pro): Ben	Sylvester Stallone (actor): Gangster
Sonja Henie (figure skater)	Andy Williams (singer): Barnaby Rudge
Gene Autrey (actor): "...bred boxers back in the 40/50's. Cherokee Oaks Boxers foundation was from Gene." Tip by Betty Aikenhead	Robin Williams: has a white boxer, name unknown.
Danny Kaye (actor-singer-dancer): Once remarked that "his family never owned dogs, only boxers."	Elvis Presley (entertainer)
Kendall Gill (player for New Jersey Nets): CH. Winland's Shooting Arrow Pic 1 Savoye's Star Amigo Pic 2	Lauren Bacall(actor)Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 Pic 4 Pictures 1 & 2 supplied by Barb Jamieson with Meesha & Yoda
Shirley Temple (actor)Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 1 supplied by Barb Jamieson with Meesha & Yoda. Pic 2 supplied by Joe Bandano, Lady Shi, Missy-Bo Q and Buddy.	Gene Autry (actor)
Charlton Heston (actor)	Gary Cooper (actor)
Neil Diamond (musician)	Bobby Jones (entertainer)
Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger (actors):Hit their Boxer girl on the freeway in California.They got her medical care and tried all kinds of ways to find her owner, but no one claimed her, so they kept her.	Elayne Boosler (comedian) Pic 1
Frankie Dettori (Jockey) has a boxer by the name of George. Info supplied by Christine McDonald & Max London, England.	Clark Gable (actor)Pic 1 Pictures supplied by Barb Jamieson with Meesha & Yoda
The Rock, aka Dwayne Johnson (WWF wrestler-entertainer): In a wrestling magazine article about him, 2 Boxers are shown clearly, a flashy fawn and a fawn, with a possible third running in the background.	Jordan Knight (formerly of "New kids on the Block"): Has a fawn, black mask Boxer named Shane.Pic 1 Pic 2 Pictures supplied by Andrea & Harvey, UK
Shirley McClaine (actor-entertainer):Ceasar	Paul O'Neal (NY Yankees baseball player)
Rock Hudson (actor): A biography on the A&E pictured him with his 3 boxers on a boat.	Janet Jackson (singer-entertainer): Jodi Foster recommended; got one as a gift from her brother.
Alan Langer (Autralian Rugby League footballer): Bonny & Clyde	Sir Harry Secombe (British comedian & singer): Jim
Dedee Pfeiffer (Actress from For Your Love): Orphin	Max Walker (Australian writer & former cricketeer): Paddy
Joe Dimaggio (baseball legend): Pic 1 Pic 1 supplied by Joe Bandano, Lady Shi, Missy-Bo Q and Buddy.	Curly (born Jerome LesterHorwitz-Curly Howard) (Three Stooges fame): Alleged to have stopped in pet shops as he traveled the country, buying animals; one was a boxer.
Spencer Tracey (actor): Pic 1 Pic 1 supplied by Joe Bandano, Lady Shi, Missy-Bo Q and Buddy.	John Laroquet (actor-Night Court): rumored to be a boxer owner.
David Niven (actor): Pic 1 Pictures supplied by Andrea & Harvey, UK	Bobby Hamilton (NASCAR race car driver): During a rain delay race the TV crew interviewed Bobby in his motor home, and asleep on the couch was his "buddy" a beautiful boxer.
Lynn Strait (musician): Lead singer of LA-based heavy metal group Snot and his boxer, Dobbs, were killed in a motor vehicle accident in December of 1998. This picture was the cover for their album Get Some. Pictures supplied by Barb Jamieson with Meesha & Yoda	Fabio Lazani (model): Pic 1
Victor Borge (entertainer): Died December 23, 2000 at the age of 91. Victor Borge was a pianist, conductor, actor, and comedian best known for deflating the pomposity of classical music. Pic 1 Pictures supplied by Katherine Bennette	Luke Perry (actor): One of the pictured boxers is named Chuck. Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 Pic 4 Pictures forwarded by Kat Bennette Owned by Tiger
J. Edgar Hoover (Director of the FBI 1924-1972) reported to have had a boxer. Info supplied by Marty Richard & Barb Gordon of Inveraray Boxers, in Edmonton, Alberta	Helen Keller (author and activist for the handicapped) Pic 1 Info supplied by Nina
George Clooney (actor): From Jim Papworth, NY George Clooney, whom we met once as he was coming out of a "oh so very trendy club" here in town. He stopped to admire Caesar and said he (his parents) "always had Boxers". I'd say this was true as he ended up on the sidewalk rubbing Caesar's belly and "smushing" his face into Caesar's despite being all dressed up. :-)	Cal Stoll (former coach of MN Gophers college football): About 20 years ago there was a Boxer kennel in Minnesota called COACH'S. It was owned by the then coach of the University of Minnesota football team, Cal Stoll. Cal had several champions, but Champion Coach's Minnesota Rouser was probably best known in the midwest and was a popular stud dog. One of Cal's bitches ("the plainest Boxer I ever saw"), when mated to CH Salgray's Expresso, produced CH Budsobrav's Happy Days,CD--winner of 12 BIS in 1984-85. from Calvin Gruver
Pete Monty (# 51 NY Giants football): Flashfire's Michelangelo aka "Havoc." co-owned with Mannie Morgado, from Flashfire Boxers' website.	Jorja Fox (television actress on CSI): black-faced fawn boxer named "Ali". Not a very original name, is it? Found on 3/08/02 episode of E! Entertainment
Zachery Ty Bryan (Actor, oldest son on Home Improvement): Ozzie Tip from Sarah DeLeon; I confirmed by online fan websites.	Gisele Bundchen (supermodel for Victoria's Secret): Said she has a boxer Found on episode of E! Entertainment January 7-8, 2003 by Noemi Divas
Michael Fishman (Actor, "DJ" on Roseann): Has several boxers, two adopted from Boxer Rescue L.A. Tip from Sarah Anderson, volunteer with www.boxer-rescue-la.com	Jeremy London (actor Seventh Heaven): C.J. Feb 2nd issue of "Us Weekly" magazine, page 63. Can anyone send me a copy of the picture(s)? Tip from Sarah Anderson, volunteer with www.boxer-rescue-la.com
Susan Ward (Actor, Sunset Beach): Look who's getting some boxer luvin' here! Tip from Sarah Anderson, volunteer with www.boxer-rescue-la.com	About a "First Boxer" in the White House: "I was told by the breeder that I purchased my first boxer from ---Wendy Ness, Carlwen Boxers- that she had sold a boxer to the Kennedys and Wendy had a picture of Jacqueline Kennedy with a boxer and the White House in the background. I don't remember any press about the dog, and don't know if it lived full time in Washington or in Mass. Perhaps someone else will know those answers." Ginny Shames, Arriba Talisman Boxers John F. and Jackie Kennedy (President of the United States & First Lady) "Wendy wrote about the pup going to the Kennedy's in BOXER REVIEW. This was shortly before the President was killed. My remembrance is that the pup then made it's home with one of the secret service agents." Tip from Betty Aikenhead, Sandhill Boxers
Kirstie Alley (actor) has one... when she was on Oprah, I saw one runing around. Tip from Karen King	Here's a tip from "nita" ([email protected]): "a girlfriend told me Rick Springfield used to come into the place she worked with his boxer : ) nita"
Nick Saban (football coach) Coach of the Miami Dolphins (and former LSU head coach), owns a Boxer named "Lizzie" (or Lizzy). She got loose at the Wynfrey Hotel last summer (2004) during an SEC preseason conference, and hotel staff or media people brought her to Saban's press conference. Tip from Karen Rodgers	Joan Crawford & Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (actors) A honeymoon photo of Fairbanks and Crawford with a Boxer dog on a Catalina Island beach, taken in 1929. Pic 1
Carroll O'Connor (actor)	Greg Biffle (NASCAR driver) has two boxers, names unknown. Pic 1 Pic 2
Aishwarya Rai (bollywood actress and superstar) has a fawn boxer named Sunshine. Pic 1 This is not Sunshine, but a dog named "Flashy," (owned by Dabboo Ratnani-photograher) who sent Sunshine a marriage proposal to Sunshine. Tip from "[email protected]"	Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (NASCAR driver) Killer Pic 1 While Dale has a boxer named "Killer". Dale did a commercial with boxer boy "Ray" (Unique's Olympic Dasher), owned by Charlene Heaston (bred by Jamie Hardy). Check out this link for info on "Ray" and Dale's commercial here Tip from "Heather G", confirmed by Jamie Hardy
Justin Timberlake, the 25-year-old singer has two boxer dogs, Buckley and Brennen, and insists they are all the family he needs - for now. He revealed in an interview with Britain's GQ magazine: "...I have my two dogs for kids so...why ruin a good thing?" Last week, Timberlake claimed his best ever kiss was with his pet dog Buckley. Pic 1 Thanks for the tip, Cristy Lovick!	Carrie Underwood (American Idol, country music singer)is rumored to have a Boxer at her parents house. Tip from "[email protected]"

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