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Kirkwood was born in Melbourne, Australia. His father, Joe Kirkwood Sr., was a golf pro acknowledged as having put Australian golf on the world map. In 1948, father and son both made the cut at the U.S. Open, the first father and son duo to do so (a record they held until 2004).
Joe Kirkwood Jr. was an American actor best known for his role as the comic strip boxer Joe Palooka in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Born Reginald Thomas Kirkwood on May 30, 1920, in Melbourne, Australia, he became a notable figure in films and television.
Best remembered as strapping comic strip boxer Joe Palooka on screen in the late 1940s and early 1950s, fair-haired, amiable-looking, exceedingly athletic Joe Kirkwood, Jr. may have been the son of renowned professional golfer and trick artist Joe Kirkwood, but he was actually born Reginald Thomas Kirkwood on May 30, 1920 in Melbourne ...
- May 30, 1920
- September 7, 2006
His father eventually took young Reginald and older brother Donald to the United States to live where they settled in Philadelphia for a time before moving to Florida. Joe eventually boarded at a military academy in Georgia where he excelled in sports, including golf, tennis, swimming and boxing.
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- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Hesperia, California, USA
Mar 15, 2019 · Deceased are her parents, Russell and Faye Woltz; brother, Michael Woltz; brother-in-law, Glenn Kistler; and niece, Rachael Seedyk. At Joyce's request there will be no visiting hours and a private graveside service for the family only.
Jan 26, 2024 · Joe Kirkwood, Jr. is a former professional golfer on the PGA Tour, and a motion picture actor. Kirkwood was born in Melbourne, Australia. His father Joe Kirkwood, Sr., who was a golf pro and who taught him to play golf, is acknowledged as having put Australian golf on the world map.
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Joe Kirkwood, Jr. is a former professional golfer on the PGA Tour, and a motion picture actor. Kirkwood was born in Melbourne, Australia. His father Joe Kirkwood, Sr., who was a golf pro and who taught him to play golf, is acknowledged as having put Australian golf on the world map.
