Johnnie Mae Young

Johnnie Mae Young

Actor Mar 12 (died age 90) Sand Springs, Oklahoma, USA 1993–2019 (26 year career)
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Biography

Johnnie Mae Young was an American professional wrestler. She wrestled throughout the United States and Canada and won multiple titles in the National Wrestling Alliance. Young is considered one of the pioneers in women's wrestling as she helped to increase the popularity of the sport throughout the 1940s and during World War II. In 1954, she and Mildred Burke were among the first female competitors to tour post-war Japan. Beginning in 1999, Young had a high-profile "second career" in the World …

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