It’s another season of international sports competition, so where has one tennis star disappeared to this time?

June 1933, Frank Shields loses at the French Championship then disappears only to be found later crossing the ocean. Meanwhile another sport takes notice with a superb knockout.

Other people and subjects include: Cobina Wright, Prince Serge Mdivani, Prince David Mdivani, Rebecca “Billie” Tenney Shields, Queen Mary of England – Mary of Teck, Prince of Wales – Prince David – future King Edward VIII – Duke of Windsor, Prince Albert – Bertie – King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II, King Charles III of England, Vlad III – Vlad Tepes – Vlad the Impaler – Vlad Dracula, Julius "Julie" Seligson, Ellsworth Vines, Sidney Wood, George Lott, Cliff Sutter, Wilmer Allison, Helen Jacobs, Elizabeth Ryan, Mrs. Dorothy Andrus Burke, Christian Boussus, Cilli Aussem, Dunleavy-Cleaves firm, insurance policies, heavyweight boxing match, promoter, fighter, referee, Aryan, Jew, Nazi, American, African American, Max Baer, Max Schmeling, Jack Dempsey, Primo Carnera, Hitler, Nazis, Nazi publication Der Sturmer, Luftwaffe, Purge of Berlin, Joe Louis – the Brown Bomber, Greta Garbo, June Knight, Rocky IV, Rocky Balboa, Ivan Drago, Harry Anslinger, Federal Narcotics Division, ocean liners – President Harding, Paris Europa, Le Havre, Auteuil, France, New York, Yankee Stadium, French Hardcourt Tennis Championship, London Championship, Wimbledon, Davis Cup, Newport Tennis Week, tennis, amateur status, appendicitis, strawberries, injury, Bigger Than Life by William Shields, missing person, tuxedo, stowaway, Prince Michael Romanoff – Harry Gerguson, stowaway monkey Jenny, recurring themes, overlaps, Michael Malice, Beyond Belief: the American Press & the Coming of the Holocaust 1933 – 1945 by Deborah Lipstadt, resilience, letting go, making choices changing course, Netflix film Unfrosted by Jerry Seinfeld, Marjorie Merriweather Post, Amy Schumer, Pop-Tarts,…

--

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Beyond Belief: the American Press & the Coming of the Holocaust 1933 – 1945 by Deborah Lipstadt

Instagram: @howhistorylooks Dracula & British royals connection
https://www.instagram.com/p/C8FcLUWMDPx/

Next 2 episodes major turning point

Share, like, subscribe

--

Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Sunshine by Jack Hylton, Album Fascinating Rhythm – Great Hits of the 20s
Section 2 Music: Just As Long As The World Goes Round And Around by Jay Wilbur, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 3 Music: Red Sails In The Sunset by Casani Club Orchestra, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits of the 30s
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands

--

https://asthemoneyburns.com/
X / TW / IG – @asthemoneyburns
X / Twitter – https://twitter.com/asthemoneyburns
Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/asthemoneyburns/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/asthemoneyburns/