Joe Louis is inducted into the International Boxing ... He is buried in Hollenstedt, near Hamburg, Germany, next to his wife of 54 years, Anny Ondra, who died in 1987.

Joe Louis and Max Schmeling were respected ... Marlene Dietrich, actress: Dietrich socialized with Schmeling, and predicted his 1936 victory over Louis. Douglas Fairbanks, actor: Schmeling ...

and I think really does live out his legacy." She says the project is a big opportunity to introduce Joe Louis to young people. "Joe Louis was just this kid from Black Bottom Detroit who became a ...