Marcel Cerdan(1916-1949)

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Marcellin "Marcel" Cerdan was a French professional boxer and world middleweight champion who was considered by many boxing experts and fans to be France's greatest boxer, and beyond to be one of the best to have learned his craft in Africa. His life was marked by his sporting achievements, social lifestyle and ultimately, tragedy, being killed in an airplane crash.

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Known for

L'homme aux mains d'argile

4.9

Lui-même

1949

Fame and the Devil

5.9

Maurice Cardan - il pugile

1949

We, the People

6.8

TV Series

Self - Boxer

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Actor

Fame and the Devil
5.9
- Maurice Cardan - il pugile
- 1949
L'homme aux mains d'argile
4.9
- Lui-même
- 1949

Personal details

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Official site
- Official Site
Height
- 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
Born
- July 22, 1916
- Sidi-bel-Abbès, Oran, France [now Algeria]
Died
- October 27, 1949
- São Miguel, Açores, Portugal(plane crash)
Spouse
- Maria LopezJanuary 27, 1943 - October 27, 1949 (his death, 3 children)
Children
- Marcel Cerdan Jr.
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Trivia
World middleweight boxing champion, 1948-1949. Inducted into the Ring Magazine Hall of Fame in 1962 and into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991.