November 8, 1961(1961-11-08) (aged 56) Prattville, Alabama
Spouse(s)
Charlotte Jones
(m. 1946)
[3]
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
Blimp Levy, Martin 'The Blimp' Levy, El Globo Humano
Billed weight
642 lb (291 kg)[4]
Billed from
Boston, Massachusetts
Debut
November 1933 in Boston[5]
Retired
1951
Martin Levy (April 30, 1905 – November 8, 1961), better known by his ring name Blimp Levy or simply The Blimp, was an American professional wrestler who was a major attraction on the wrestling circuit in the 1930s and 40s.[3][6] Regarded as the largest wrestler of his time,[7]The Boston Globe stated, "there’s no one challenging his claim to being the world’s biggest",[5] while the New York World-Telegram called Levy "the most meat which ever stepped into a ring".[3] In his heyday, promoter Jack Pfefer stated that "no living wrestler today can outdraw the human Blimp."[8]
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Martin Levy (April 30, 1905 – November 8, 1961), better known by his ring name BlimpLevy or simply The Blimp, was an American professional wrestler who...
UK and South Africa August 27, 1908 August 15, 1965 Unknown 56 BlimpLevy (Martin Levy) NWA April 30, 1905 November 8, 1961 Believed to be complications...
and best known films and performances are The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), Black Narcissus (1947), Quo Vadis (1951), From Here to Eternity...
2010. "MetLife Inflates Blimp Fleet". National Underwriter: 7. August 2007. "Why you won't be seeing the MetLife "Snoopy" blimps at PGA Tour events anymore"...
who would receive free admission in return. The levy failed. As a result, the south wing of COSI's "blimp" structure was closed. As part of the reconfiguration...
station was renamed NAS Moffett Field, and between 1933 and 1947, U.S. Navy blimps were based there. A number of technology firms had set up shop in the area...
Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2007. Levy, Megan (12 November 2007). "Spice Girls front Tesco advertising campaign"...
lighter-than-air craft never received formal designations. Until the 1940s, Navy blimps were grouped into classes by nominal power and size; within each class,...
hop to the island on the blimps, grab a carrot, and head back. The bridge must then be destroyed with "pop blimps" - blimps with sharp carrots attached...
series is being "refreshed" by Stranger Things executive producer Shawn Levy and his company 21 Laps Entertainment along with Cosgrove-Meurer Productions...
camera operator on Powell and Pressburger's The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943); they were sufficiently impressed to hire Cardiff as cinematographer...
April 30, 1945 The Southerner May 4, 1945 The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp distribution only; produced by The Archers May 25, 1945 The Great John L...
Archived from the original on 12 December 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2013. Levy, Megan. Levy, Megan (12 November 2007). "Spice Girls front Tesco advertising campaign"...
having a meeting with the GoodYear Blimp pilot about scheduling a flight while the Stanford Tree is hanging from the blimp. A 2015 ad features anchor Scott...
In 2009, a model blimp (supposedly floating over the Puppy Bowl) was added. The "blimp" mimics the appearance of the Goodyear Blimp over many outdoor...
extra in the British films Pygmalion (1938), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) and Laurence Olivier's Hamlet (1948), as well as some live TV dramas...
from Austin, Texas. Formed in 2000 from the merger of two Austin acts, The Blimp and The Blue Noise Band, the band emerged with a biweekly gig at the Empanada...
show D&P Studios. Powell & Pressburger's The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944), I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) and A Matter...
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