One-Eye Connelly

born: 04 March 1869 Lowell, Massachusetts, United States of America

died: 21 December 1953 Zion, Illinois, United States of America (age 84)

American former pugilist, best known as the world's most famous gatecrasher of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Real name: James Leo Connelly

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1931 Catch-As-Catch-Can Spectator with walnuts Acknowledgements: https://trevorkraus.medium.com/the-sports-gatecrashing-hall-of-fame-96e41df84274 (Medium, 23 Nov 2018) https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2019/12/the-worlds-most-notorious-gate-crasher/ (Saturday Evening Post, 31 Dec 2019) https://www.historyforsale.com/james-leo-one-eye-connelly-autograph-note-signed/dc141841 Jesse Brisson (research; identification in Catch As Catch Can) This page was last updated on: 02 September 2024