Babe Didrikson Zaharias Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Babe Didrikson Zaharias was born on June 26, 1911 in Port Arthur, Texas, USA as Mildred Ella Didrikson. She was an actress and writer, known for Babe (1975), Pat and Mike (1952) and Sport Thrills: Babe Didrikson, Queen of Sports (1948). She was married to George Zaharias. She died on September 27, 1956 in Galveston, Texas.
Befriended fellow Texan Betty Dodd, who lived with Zaharias and her husband for the last 6 years of Zaharias's life.
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Inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1974 (inaugural class).
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Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 1983 (charter member).
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In 1933, she decided to barnstorm the rural areas of the country with a professional basketball team called Babe Didrikson's All-Americans.
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At the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Didrikson won two gold medals and a silver medal, set a world's record, and was the co-holder of two others.
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Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1976.
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In 1949 she became one of the founding members of the Ladies' Professional Golf Association.
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Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year 1932, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950 & 1954
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Considered by many to be the world's greatest female athlete. Nicknamed "Babe" in honor of Babe Ruth.
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Pat and Mike
1952
Babe Zaharias
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Babe
1975
TV Movie book "This Life I've Led - My Autobiography"
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Ed Sullivan Show
1953
TV Series
Herself
Sport Thrills: Babe Didrikson, Queen of Sports
1948
Short
Herself (as Babe Didrikson)
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Arnie
2014
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself
Back Nine at Cherry Hills: The Legends of the 1960 U.S. Open
2008
TV Movie
Herself
Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team
2007
TV Movie
Herself
ESPN SportsCentury
2000
TV Series documentary
Herself
100 Years of Olympic Glory
1996
TV Movie documentary
Herself (uncredited)
Idols of the Game
1995
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself (segment "Babes in Boyland") (as Babe Didrikson)