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James Buchanan Brady (August 12, 1856 – April 13, 1917), also known as Diamond Jim Brady, was an American businessman, financier and philanthropist of the Gilded Age.
Diamond Jim is a 1935 biographical film based on the published biography Diamond Jim Brady by Parker Morell. It follows the life of legendary entrepreneur James Buchanan Brady, including his romance with entertainer Lillian Russell, and stars Edward Arnold, Jean Arthur, Cesar Romero and Binnie Barnes.
Dec 6, 2019 · 'Diamond Jim' Brady, known for his excesses and exploits near the turn of the century, was a fixture at Saratoga Race Course in the early 1900s.
Dec 31, 2008 · DIAMOND JIM BRADY was famous for three things: making millions selling railroad supplies, wearing flashy jewelry and eating enormous amounts of food.
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Diamond Jim: Directed by A. Edward Sutherland. With Edward Arnold, Jean Arthur, Binnie Barnes, Cesar Romero. The story of legendary gambler Diamond Jim Brady and his romance with entertainer Lillian Russell.
Diamond Jim Brady was famous for three things: making millions selling railroad supplies, wearing oodles of sparkling jewelry and eating enormous amounts of food.
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May 18, 2018 · On Nov. 23, 1859, William Bonney was born in New York City but moved as a young lad to Kansas. His father soon died, and his mother remarried and moved west to New Mexico. Having killed a man for insulting his mother, Bonney fled to the Pecos Valley, where he was drawn into the cattle wars then in progress.
A hotel bellboy and a messenger for a railroad company as a young man, Diamond Jim Brady built a fortune estimated at more than 12 million dollars before reaching his mid-40s. A generous man and a showy dresser, Brady liked to wear diamond jewelry, a trait that gave him his nickname.
The first diamond James Buchanan ("Diamond Jim") Brady bought cost $90. When he died in 1917 he had spent $2,000,000 on precious stones. Besides such curios as a diamond-tipped cane, he...
