Babe Didrikson Zaharias Net Worth

Babe Didrikson Zaharias Net Worth is
$300,000

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.

Full NameBabe Didrikson Zaharias
Date Of BirthJune 26, 1911
Died1956-09-27
Place Of BirthPort Arthur, Texas, USA
Height1.7
ProfessionActress, Writer
NationalityAmerican
SpouseGeorge Zaharias
ParentsOle, Hannah
SiblingsOle Didrikson, Philip Koch, Arthur Didrikson, Louis Didrikson, Lillie Grimes, Nancy Didrikson, Dora Willis
AwardsAssociated Press Female Athlete of the Year
MoviesBabe
Star SignCancer
#Quote
1On the secret of her long golf shots: "It's not enough just to swing at the ball; you have to loosen your girdle and really let the ball have it."
#Fact
1Played by Susan Clark in Babe (1975). Clark's future real-life husband, Alex Karras, played her movie husband, George Zaharias.
2Befriended fellow Texan Betty Dodd, who lived with Zaharias and her husband for the last 6 years of Zaharias's life.
3Inducted into the National Track & Field Hall of Fame in 1974 (inaugural class).
4Inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame, 1983 (charter member).
5In 1933, she decided to barnstorm the rural areas of the country with a professional basketball team called Babe Didrikson's All-Americans.
6At 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.
7Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1976.
8In 1949 she became one of the founding members of the Ladies' Professional Golf Association.
9Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year 1932, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950 & 1954
10Considered by many to be the world's greatest female athlete. Nicknamed "Babe" in honor of Babe Ruth.

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Pat and Mike1952Babe Zaharias

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Babe1975TV Movie book "This Life I've Led - My Autobiography"

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Ed Sullivan Show1953TV SeriesHerself
Sport Thrills: Babe Didrikson, Queen of Sports1948ShortHerself (as Babe Didrikson)

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Arnie2014TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself
Back Nine at Cherry Hills: The Legends of the 1960 U.S. Open2008TV MovieHerself
Dare to Dream: The Story of the U.S. Women's Soccer Team2007TV MovieHerself
ESPN SportsCentury2000TV Series documentaryHerself
100 Years of Olympic Glory1996TV Movie documentaryHerself (uncredited)
Idols of the Game1995TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself (segment "Babes in Boyland") (as Babe Didrikson)
The Ed Sullivan Show1958TV SeriesHerself

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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