Abraham Jacob Hollandersky
Abe "The Newsboy" Hollandersky (December 3, 1888 – November 1, 1966) became the second American boxer to win the Panamanian Heavyweight Title when he defeated Californian Jack Ortega in nine rounds in Panama City on May 30, 1913. American congressmen, Naval personnel, and canal workers were among the crowd of nearly two thousand who watched Hollandersky gain victory over an opponent who outweighed him by over thirty-five pounds. The "New York Times" announced Hollandersky's best known win the following morning.
Abraham Jacob Hollandersky
Movies in which he appeared include Warner Brother's 1926 lost silent film set during the Spanish–American War, "Across the Pacific" which featured Monte Blue and Myrna Loy. After his move to L.A., Hollandersky appeared in Fox Film's, 1928 silent film "Dressed to Kill" with Edumund Lowe and Mary Astor, 20th Century Picture's 1933 "The Bowery", and MGM's 1938 "The Crowd Roars," among others. Released on February 23, 1930, Hollandersky may have shot his few scenes for Paramount's "Roadhouse Nights", when he was back in the New York area to complete his book in late 1929, as the gangster film did most of their shooting in Paramount's Astoria Studios in Brooklyn.
Hollandersky is shown at right with lead actor Monte Blue on the set of the 1926 version of the silent film "Across the Pacific".
Hollandersky appeared onscreen in the gangster film about a bootleg operation, "Roadhouse Nights" with Fred Kohler. Actress Helen Morgan starred and Jimmy Durante made his musical debut in the scarcely remembered film. Hollandersky's right cauliflower ear is visible when the photo is enlarged.