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James Cagney's 1940s Sparring Gloves W/LOA

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James Cagney's 1940s Sparring Gloves W/LOA
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James Cagney's Personally Owned 1940s Sparring Gloves From The Joe Franklin Memory Lane Collection W/LOA - These leather sparring gloves were personally owned by American actor James Cagney. Cagney was an American actor and dancer, known for his consistently energetic performances, distinctive vocal style, and deadpan comic timing. He won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of performances, and in 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him eighth among its list of greatest male stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood. Among his many accolades, Cagney was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, awarded the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award in 1974, received the Kennedy Center Honors in 1980 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Ronald Reagan in 1984. These 1940s brown leather boxing gloves were acquired from the collection of Joe Franklin, the legendary American radio and television host personality, author and actor, whose show featured famous guests such as Andy Warhol, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Salvador Dali, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and countless others. Franklin had a love of collecting mementos from his guests, and would ask each guest to leave him a personal item, many of which would oblige. The gloves will be accompanied by a letter of authenticity from Franklin.