- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- The Corkscrew Kid
- Norman Selby was born on October 13, 1873 in Rush County, Indiana, USA. He was an actor, known for Secret Service (1919), Eyes of Youth (1919) and Broken Blossoms (1919). He was married to Sue Cobb Cowley, Dagmar Dahlgren, Edna Valentine Hein, Lillian Estelle Earle Ellis, Indianola Arnold, Julia Woodruff Crosselman, Charlotte Smith and Lottie Piehler. He died on April 18, 1940 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
- SpousesSue Cobb Cowley(1937 - April 18, 1940) (his death)Dagmar Dahlgren(1920 - 1921) (divorced)Edna Valentine Hein(October 27, 1911 - 1917) (divorced)Lillian Estelle Earle Ellis(October 19, 1905 - 1910) (divorced)Indianola Arnold(1903 - October 1905) (divorced)Julia Woodruff Crosselman(April 10, 1902 - January 11, 1903) (divorced)Charlotte Smith(1897 - 1897) (divorced)Julia Woodruff Crosselman(1897 - 1900) (divorced)Lottie Piehler(1894 - 1895) (divorced)
- Professional boxer. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991.
- Won world middleweight boxing championship in 1897. Never defended his title, but moved up to heavyweight class.
- Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 395-396. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
- Biography in: "The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall of Fame Official Record Book". Third edition, pp. 162-163. Ithaca, NY: McBooks Press, 2002.
- Convicted of manslaughter in the death of Theresa Mors, a wealthy antique shop owner with whom he was living. They had planned to be married (the 10th time for him) as soon as her divorce became final. He was sentenced to 10 years.
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