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Bookmark or Share- The (Mostly) True Legend Of ‘Diamond Jim’ BradyAccountant earned Brady $81,925 for the year, prompting Diamond Jim to quip to his naysayers, “I didn’t know a thing, eh?” I’m not the only writer that’s been mesmerized by Brady’s story. His life inspired the 1935 film Diamond Jim, which detailed his high-profile relationship with actress Lillian Russell, another Saratoga notable.
- Diamond Jim Brady - WikipediaYears active. 39. Known for. Penchant for diamonds, precious stones, and jewelry. Voracious appetite. Parents. John Brady. Mary A. Lucas. James Buchanan Brady (August 12, 1856 – April 13, 1917), also known as Diamond Jim Brady, was an American businessman, financier and philanthropist of the Gilded Age.
- History’s True Glutton, or a Tall Tale? - The New York TimesDec. 30, 2008. DIAMOND JIM BRADY was famous for three things: making millions selling railroad supplies, wearing flashy jewelry and eating enormous amounts of food. This last distinction has...
- Diamond Jim Brady - The New York TimesDiamond Jim Brady was famous for three things: making millions selling railroad supplies, wearing oodles of sparkling jewelry and eating enormous amounts of food.
- Diamond Jim Brady | Encyclopedia.comWilliam H. Bonney, known as Billy the Kid (1859-1881), was the prototype of the American western gunslinger. He was the youngest and most convincing of the folk hero-villains. On Nov. 23, 1859, William Bonney was born in New York City but moved as a young lad to Kansas. His father soon died, and his mother remarried and moved west to New Mexico.
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