Ingemar Johansson

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Jens Ingemar Johansson (September 22, 1932 – January 30, 2009) was a Swedish boxer and former heavyweight champion of the world. Johansson was the fifth heavyweight champion born outside the United States. In 1959 he defeated Floyd Patterson by TKO in the third round, after flooring Patterson seven times in that round, to win the World Heavyweight Championship. As a result, Johansson won theHickok Belt as top professional athlete of the year and was named the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year and Sports Illustratedmagazine’s “Sportsman of the Year“.

Johansson enjoyed a successful career as a heavyweight. When he retired in 1963 he had a record of 26 wins, 17 by KO, and only 2 losses. He called his right fist “toonder and lightning” for its concussive power (it was also called “Ingo’s Bingo” and the “Hammer of Thor”), and in 2003 he was ranked at #99 on The Ring‘s list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. He reputedly had bone trouble in his right hand on and off throughout his career as a result.

 

Statistics
Real name	Ingemar Johansson
Nickname(s)	Ingo The Hammer of Thor[1]
Rated at	Heavyweight
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Reach	183 cm (72 in)
Nationality	Sweden
Born	September 22, 1932 Gothenburg, Sweden
Died	January 30, 2009 (aged 76) Kungsbacka, Sweden
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	28
Wins	26
Wins by KO	17
Losses	2
Draws	0
	Johansson earned his shot at the world heavyweight crown when he KOed top ranked contender Eddie Machen in the first round of their elimination match on September 14, 1958. In front of 53.615 screaming fans in Ullevi football stadium, Johansson downed Machen three times, finally flattening him for a knockout at 2:16 of the first round. Johansson then signed to fight champion Floyd Patterson. From: http://ingemar-johansson.seebyseeing.net/ Johansson was a colorful figure in New York as he trained for the fight. Eschewing the monastic training regimen favored by Patterson and other fighters, Johansson trained at the Catskill resort of Grossingers. He didn’t seem to train particularly hard, and was often seen at night spots with his attractive “secretary.” Accordingly, he entered the ring in Yankee Stadium on June 26, 1959, as a 5-1 underdog. Johansson spent the first two rounds of the encounter retreating and flicking a light left jab at the champion. In the third round, Johansson threw a wide left hook that Patterson blocked with his right hand. When he moved his right hand away from its protective peek-a-boo position before his chin, Johansson drilled him with a short powerful right hand. Patterson went down, arose on unsteady legs and was out on his feet. Johansson followed up his advantage and sent Patterson down 6 more times in the round before the bout was stopped by referee Ruby Goldstein. Johansson celebrated with his girlfriend and future wife Birgit Lundgren and the next day a headline in a New York newspaper expressed the city’s amazement. It read: “Ingo — It’s Bingo.” When Johansson returned to Sweden, he flew in on a helicopter, landing in the main soccer stadium in Gothenburg, his home town, and was cheered by 20,000 people. He appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, as well as the cover of Life Magazine on July 20, 1959, alongside Birgit. From: http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Ingemar_Johansson Johansson was a flamboyant champion – a precursor to the “Swinging Sixties“. One publication dubbed Johansson “boxing’s Cary Grant” and in 1960 he appeared the movie All the Young Men as a Marine, alongside stars Alan Ladd and Sidney Poitier. Wherever he went, in the U.S. or in Sweden he had a beautiful woman on his arm and paparazzi snapping pictures.

Some Stuart Portraits

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All found here:  http://thestuartkings.tumblr.com

Portrait of the Duke of Monmouth 1685c.

Studio of Willem Wissing

James, Duke of Monmouth was one of the seventeenth century’s most colourful and engaging figures. As Charles II’s eldest, though illegitimate, son Monmouth was assured a life of favour and wealth. The King treated him as his favourite, and showered him with high office and honour. But from an early age, Monmouth felt burdened by the inevitable disqualification of his illegitimacy. The frustration born out of it ultimately caused his downfall and execution in 1685.

Portrait of John Evelyn (1620-1706) c. 1648

By Robert Walker 

 

John Evelyn (1620 – 1706) He is chiefly famous for the diary which he kept for the whole of his life, from the Civil War to the reign of Queen Anne.

He took an active part in government, often being consulted by Charles II, and was highly regarded as an expert on both architecture and forestry. His writings also encompass the arts, politics, science and military affairs.

Portrait of George Villiers Duke of Buckingham (1592 – 1628) 1625c.

 

By Sir Balthesar Gerbier

Buckingham, who was praised for his good looks and charm quickly became a favourite of James I. Under James he rose from the title of Viscount Villiers in 1617 to Earl of Buckingham before being awarded a Marquisate in the following year. When questioned about his admiration for George Villiers, the King, who referred to his favourite as his ”Sweet Steenie” and his “sweet child and wife”, is said to have responded by proclaiming, ”You may be sure that I love the Earl of Buckingham more than anyone else…Christ had his John, and I have my George”.

Portrait of Gertrude Sadleir, Lady Aston of Forfar

Unknown artist, English School Early Seventeenth Century

Portrait of Lady Mary Boyle and her son Charles 1700c.

Sir Godfrey Kneller Bt, Studio of 1646 – 1723

This image is remarkable, and to all present researches, unique in the work of British portrait painters in the decades either side of 1700. There is no immediately comparable image of a mother suckling a child, and despite the obvious references to the Virgin Mary -a play on the sitter’s name- the painting is unmistakeably a true and tender image of motherhood.

Prince Rupert as a boy by Sir Anthony van Dyck

The regeneration game: the story behind the changing faces of Doctor Who

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Eleven ages of a man: the undectet of Doctors – in chronological order (and from left to right), William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant and Matt Smith

So then, aside from kicking-off the first proper autumn (or, for all you North Americans out there, fall) month of the year, I take it you know what tomorrow will be bringing us?

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Susanna Hoffs: Bangles Damsel

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Talent…

… These are the lovely ladies and gorgeous girls of eras gone by whose beauty, ability, electricity and all-round x-appeal deserve celebration and – ahem – salivation here at George’s Journal…

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Sweet, diminutive, coquette-ish and sexy as hell with those big brown eyes and holding her Rickenbacker guitar, Susanna Hoffs bewitched males the world over as she taught them how to walk like an Egyp-shi-an, then she seduced them when she ordered them to say her name, as the sun shone through the rain on her eternal flame.

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Coach created for the wedding of Napoleon and Marie Louise duchess of Parma

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Coach created for the wedding of Napoleon and Marie Louise.

Tricorne – Triangular 18th Century Hat

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The tricorne or tricorn is a style of hat that was popular during the 18th century, falling out of style by 1800. At the peak of its popularity, the tricorne was worn as civilian dress and as part of military and naval uniforms. Its distinguishing characteristic was a practical one: the turned-up portions of the brim formed gutters that directed rainwater away from the wearer’s face, depositing most of it over his shoulders. Before the invention of specialized rain gear, this was a distinct advantage.

The tricornes had a rather broad brim, pinned up on either side of the head and at the back, producing a triangular shape. The hat was typically worn with the point facing forward, though it was not at all unusual for soldiers, who would often rest a rifle or musket on their right shoulder, to wear the tricorne pointed to the left to allow better clearance. The crown is low, unlike the steeple hats worn by thePuritans or the top hat of the 19th century.

Tricornes ranged from the very simple and cheap to the extravagant, occasionally incorporating gold or silver lace trimming and feathers. In addition, military and naval versions usually bore a cockade or other national emblem at the front.

Tricorne of beaver fur, c. 1780, Europe or America. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, M.67.8.204.

The tricorne appeared as a result of the evolution of the broad brim round hat used by Spanish soldiers in Flanders during the 17th century. By pledging the brims, a triangular shape was obtained, and since the corners offered protection from the rainy Flemish weather, this shape was favored by Spanish soldiers. In 1667, war broke out between France and Spain in the Spanish Netherlands. During the subsequent military struggle, its use spread to the French armies. The style was brought back to France, where its usage spread to the French population and the royal court of King Louis XIV, who made it fashionable throughout Europe, both as a civilian and military wear. By the end of the 17th century, the tricorne was popular in both civilian fashion and in military uniforms. They remained one of the predominant European styles of hat throughout the 18th century.

The tricorne quickly declined in use at the end of the 18th century. It evolved into the bicorne, which was widely used by military officers in Europe from the 1790s until World War I, not completely fading out of style until World War II. For enlisted soldiers, the tricorne was replaced by the shako at the turn of the 19th century, which had become the new dominant style of military headgear from 1800 on. As the fashionable hat for civilian men, the tricorne was overtaken by the top hat.

Photo: http://decors-franc-maconnerie.com/reaa_rf_baudriers_cordon_sautoir_couvre-chef.htm

Tricornes survive today as part of the traditional dress of the Chelsea Pensioners (UK), the Guardia Civil (Spain) (picture), and the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps of the United States Army. A black feathered tricorne is worn by the Lord Mayor of the City of London for all ceremonials and is in evidence at the annual Lord Mayor’s Show in November, when the newly elected Lord Mayor enthusiastically waves it at the crowds. The Lord Chancellor, Lord Chamberlain and the Speaker of the House of Commons are also traditionally entitled to wear or carry it when wearing state robes with full bottomed wigs at state occasions (and, in theory, the Lord Speaker is also entitled to do so as well).

In the United States, the tricorne is associated with the American Revolution and American Patriots of that era, especially Minutemen (militia members of the American Colonies).Participants in reenactment events often don tricornes, and they also can be seen in sports culture as worn by fans of teams with Revolutionary names, such as the New England Patriots (an American football team), the New England Revolution (a Major League Soccer team), the United States men’s national soccer team, the University of Massachusetts, and the George Washington University. Voters associating themselves with the Tea Party movement use the tricorne as an icon to associate themselves with the patriots of the American Revolution, and their distaste for big government and taxation.

In France, synagogue officiants (usually not rabbis), wear the tricorne on formal occasions. In the French navy and air force, tricorn are still worn by women as a piece of uniform.

It is traditionally used by students of the Minho University on formal occasions.

A popular children’s song, described in Primo Levi‘s If This Is A Man, goes, ‘My hat it has three corners, three corners has my hat; and had it not three corners, it would not be my hat.’ The song is usually sung several times in a row, each time omitting a specific word and replacing it with a gesture representing it (for instance, pointing at one’s elbow whenever the word ‘corners’ is sung) and mouthing the omitted word.

Luis XIV, 1685

 

Johnny Depp as Capt Jack Sparrow

 

BACLÉ PAR OGG A RANGER AVEC MÂLES . Pic: http://olpika.blogspot.com/2009/02/tricorne.html

Marilyn

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When I first saw the trailers for “The Artist“, shortly after it’s premier at the Cannes Film Festival that would lead to Jean Dujardin’s Best Actor win at the prestigious art festival, I was not impressed. Silly folly, I thought. Reductive (Thanks, Madonna). Wasted Inspiration. How could this “NEW” silent film set in th 20s really make a splash?

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Marathon dance photo

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The couple pictured here are contestants in a marathon dance, one of the many crazes the public eagerly took up during the 1920s. (via)

The Wonderful Olive Thomas

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Olive Thomas and Nigel Barrie Olive was such a doll - and one gets the impression she was a bit of a firecracker, whatever her onscreen personas.

 

 

Memories Of Olive (Olive Thomas)

In 1920 she was a household name, a movie star. In 1915 she had met Ziegfeld who hired her first for the “Follies” and then for the “Frolics,” a much racier revue put on after hours in the roof garden of the New Amsterdam Theatre for a mostly male audience. Olive proved a sensation. Then Hollywood called, first in the form of movie offers and then in the person of Jack Pickford, Mary’s younger brother. Jack and Olive married. Secretly.

 

Those eyes touch me so deeply!