Item #7780 The Fabulous Moolah: First Goddess of the Squared Circle. Lillian Ellison, Larry Platt.

The Fabulous Moolah: First Goddess of the Squared Circle

New York: Regan Books, 2002.

First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2". 231pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. White paper over boards with spine backed in black and lettered in red. Top corners of boards are gently bumped. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. Black-and-white photographs throughout.

ABOUT THIS BOOK:
Lillian Ellison, known in the ring as the Fabulous Moolah, is one of wrestling's pioneering veterans and heroines, both in and out of the squared circle. When wrestling first caught the attention of the public, Moolah had a ringside seat. Appearing on the scene in 1949 as a "valet" for some male wrestlers, she was introduced to the crowd as a "slave girl" dressed in revealing leopardskin. But the woman who got into the business for the "moolah" wouldn't remain a valet for long, and soon Moolah turned her humble beginnings into a successful and long-lived career.

Here, for the first time, the Fabulous Moolah tells all, from her friendship with the infamous Jerry Lee Lewis to a marriage proposal from country-music legend Hank Williams Sr. Moolah dishes plenty of wrestling dirt as well and relates hilarious moments from her decades-long friendship with her in-ring cohort Mae Young.

After more than half a century of wrestling, Moolah still trains girls for the ring and even manages to get into the ring herself now and again. She is a role model for strong women everywhere, and she will go down in history as one of wrestling's all-time greats.(Publisher). Very good / very good. Item #7780
ISBN: 0060393971

Price: $20.00