LAMOTTA, JAKE & VIKKI LAMOTTA SIGNED PHOTO (JIM STINSON SIGNING)

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Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta (born July 10, 1922), nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" and "The Raging Bull," is an Italian-American retired professional boxer and former World Middleweight Champion. He was portrayed by Robert De Niro in the 1980 film Raging Bull. Vikki LaMotta (January 23, 1930 – January 25, 2005), born Beverly Thailer in The Bronx, New York, was an ex-wife of boxer Jake LaMotta. She married LaMotta when she was 16. It was his second marriage and Vikki's first. They divorced in 1957, after 11 years of marriage. They had a daughter Christi and two sons -- Jake Jr. and Joe -- both of whom died in 1998. Jake Jr. died of liver cancer, and Joe was killed in an airplane crash. In 1962 she married Tony Foster:they had a son, Harrison, and later divorced. She was portrayed by actress Cathy Moriarty in the Academy Award-winning 1980 film Raging Bull. She posed nude for Playboy magazine in November 1981 at age 51. She died following open-heart surgery in Boca Raton, Florida, on January 25, 2005, two days after her 75th birthday. Offered here is a photograph of Jake & Vikki LaMotta which has been signed by both.
This is a black & white, 8" x 10," photograph. Bold, clear image. Boldly signed by both in black sharpie. Clean front and back. Not creased or torn. Each signature comes with a letter of authenticity from Jim Stinson who conducted the private signing sessions.

Size: 8 x 10

Condition: near mint