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Battle of the Sexes is a 2017 sports film directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton and written by Simon Beaufoy. The plot is loosely based on the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. The film stars Emma Stone and Steve Carell as King and Riggs, leading an ensemble cast including Andrea Riseborough, Elisabeth Shue ...
The tennis dress that Billie Jean King wore for the Battle of the Sexes is among the collections of the National Museum of American History. It is currently not on view. It is currently not on view.
Sep 19, 2017 · Getty Images. Billie Jean King holds her trophy high after beating Bobby Riggs in their $100,000 winner-take-all “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match. Decades later, the match remains a cultural ...
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Sep 20, 2013 · Craving a return to the spotlight, Riggs decided in early 1973 to challenge some of tennis’ top women players. Billie Jean King, who at that point had already won 10 major singles titles ...
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Sep 14, 2023 · To “prove” male superiority in athletics, as well as secure a payday for himself, Riggs created the first “Battle of the Sexes,” played in California on Mother’s Day, 1973. There he surprised Australian professional and new mother, Margaret Court, who was unprepared for Riggs’s antics. He won the match and earned $100,000.
2018 Golden Globes. 2 nominations. Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy. Steve Carell. Nominee. Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture - Musical Or Comedy. Emma Stone. Nominee. Major award nominations and wins for Battle of the Sexes, as compiled by The Los Angeles Times.
Sep 22, 2017 · September 22, 2017 12:59 PM EDT. T he 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs was a spectacle made for Hollywood. King was at the top of her game, the first female player to win ...
