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Georges Carpentier

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French boxer (1894-1975)

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  • Les variations des cours des métaux pendant la guerre (cuivre, plomb, zinc, etain, aluminium et nickel) ...
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  • Aujourd'hui la Bible
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Liévin, Pas-de-Calais, France

Georges Carpentier was a French boxer who reigned as the world's light heavyweight champion in 1920-22. He is best remembered for his fight for the world's heavyweight crown with champ Jack Dempsey, one of the highlights of the Roaring Twenties.

Known for

  • Chance at Love — Self (segment "Les interviews-vérités") (uncredited)1964
  • La Joie de vivre — Self1952
  • Paris 1900 — Self (archive footage)1948
  • Toboggan — Georges Romanet1934
  • Hold Everything — Georges La Verne1930
  • The Show of Shows — Boulevardier in 'If I Could Learn to Love' Number (uncredited)1929
  • A Gipsy Cavalier — Valerius Carew1922
  • The Battle of the Century1921
  • Carpentier1921
  • The Wonder Man — Henri D'Alour1920

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Type
Person
Country
FR
Active from
1838-10-25
Active to
1875-06-03

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Georges
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Liévin
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
French
Sport
boxing
Position played
winger
Country for sport
France
Conflict
World War I
Image
Georges Carpentier 1914.jpg
Height
182
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name in native language
Georges Carpentier
Commons category
Georges Carpentier
date of death
1975-10-27
date of birth
1894-01-12
birth name
Georges Benoît Carpentier
sports discipline competed in
light heavyweight
manner of death
natural causes
number of matches played/races/starts
109
number of wins
88
number of losses
14
number of draws/ties
6
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