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Jim Jacobs(1930-1988)

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  • Additional Crew
  • Writer
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A mixture of original interviews, archival footage, and photographs sheds light on the life experiences of Mike Tyson.
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Tyson (2008)
Jim Jacobs was born on 18 February 1930 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was a director and writer, known for Knockout (1977), a.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970) and Joe Louis: For All Time (1984). He died on 23 March 1988 in California, USA.
BornFebruary 18, 1930
DiedMarch 23, 1988(58)
BornFebruary 18, 1930
DiedMarch 23, 1988(58)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Knockout
  • Director
  • 1977
Muhammad Ali in a.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970)
a.k.a. Cassius Clay
6.7
  • Director
  • 1970
Joe Louis: For All Time (1984)
Joe Louis: For All Time
  • Producer
  • 1984
Sugar Ray Robinson in Sugar Ray Robinson: Pound for Pound (1970)
Sugar Ray Robinson: Pound for Pound
6.7
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1970

Credits

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Director

  • Knockout
    • Director
    • 1977
  • Sugar Ray Robinson in Sugar Ray Robinson: Pound for Pound (1970)
    Sugar Ray Robinson: Pound for Pound
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Muhammad Ali in a.k.a. Cassius Clay (1970)
    a.k.a. Cassius Clay
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1970

Additional Crew

  • Marciano (1979)
    Marciano
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • technical consultant
    • 1979
  • Muhammad Ali in Ali the Fighter (1973)
    Ali the Fighter
    6.9
    • consultant: fight film
    • 1973

Writer

  • Sugar Ray Robinson in Sugar Ray Robinson: Pound for Pound (1970)
    Sugar Ray Robinson: Pound for Pound
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1970

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Tyson
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Tyson

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 18, 1930
    • St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • March 23, 1988
    • California, USA(leukemia)

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    Co-manager of Mike Tyson.

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