Mildred Burke

Mildred Burke

Birth : 1915-08-05, Coffeyville, Kansas, USA

Death : 1989-02-18

History

Mildred Bliss, better known by the ring name Mildred Burke, was an American professional wrestler. She is overall a three-time women's world champion under different incarnations and recognitions. She was never defeated. Mildred suffered a stroke on 2/14/1989 and died for days later at Northridge Hospital in California.

Profile

Mildred Burke

Movies

Ballerina I'm Not
(archive footage)
An underground, underdog story of the prolific journey that women take to follow their dreams and find their way in a male dominated fight industry.
Wrestling Women USA!
Compilation of six women wrestling matches formerly available in 8mm films and then available in video as Wrestling Women (1981): Lily Bitter vs. June Beyers, Cora Combs vs. Laraine Johnson, Clara Mortensen vs. Rita Martinez, Lynn O'Connor vs. June Adair, Ella Waldeck vs. Jane Mull, and the tag team match Ida May and Violet Vian vs. Carrie Majors and Betty Hawkins.
Below the Belt
Herself
A close-up look at the turbulent world of women's professional wrestling as a New York City waitress decides to become a professional wrestler.