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| − | '''William "Stumpy" Zevon''' was the father of [[Warren Zevon]] and the grandfather of [[Jordan Zevon|Jordan]] and [[Ariel Zevon]]. He was born as William Zivotovsky, and was related to folk/blues singer [[Jedaiah Zivotovsky]]. He worked as a [[:wikipedia:boxing|boxer]], but was also a small time criminal, an associate of [[:wikipedia:Mickey Cohen|Mickey Cohen]]. He was of [[:wikipedia:Russia|Russian]] [[:wikipedia:Jew|Jewish]] origin and lived in [[:wikipedia:Chicago, Illinois|Chicago, Illinois]]. He was married to [[Beverly Cope Simmons]], Warren's mother. The family moved to [[:wikipedia:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles, California]] after Warren was born and William and Beverly divorced when he was 16. |
+ | '''William "Stumpy" Zevon''' was the father of [[Warren Zevon]] and the grandfather of [[Jordan Zevon|Jordan]] and [[Ariel Zevon]]. He was born as William Zivotovsky, and was related to folk/blues singer [[Jedaiah Zivotovsky]]. He worked as a [[:wikipedia:boxing|boxer]] (probably serving as the inspiration for Warren's "[[Boom Boom Mancini]]" song), but was also a small time criminal, an associate of [[:wikipedia:Mickey Cohen|Mickey Cohen]]. He was of [[:wikipedia:Russia|Russian]] [[:wikipedia:Jew|Jewish]] origin and lived in [[:wikipedia:Chicago, Illinois|Chicago, Illinois]]. He was married to [[Beverly Cope Simmons]], Warren's mother. The family moved to [[:wikipedia:Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles, California]] after Warren was born and William and Beverly divorced when he was 16. |
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William "Stumpy" Zevon was the father of Warren Zevon and the grandfather of Jordan and Ariel Zevon. He was born as William Zivotovsky, and was related to folk/blues singer Jedaiah Zivotovsky. He worked as a boxer (probably serving as the inspiration for Warren's "Boom Boom Mancini" song), but was also a small time criminal, an associate of Mickey Cohen. He was of Russian Jewish origin and lived in Chicago, Illinois. He was married to Beverly Cope Simmons, Warren's mother. The family moved to Los Angeles, California after Warren was born and William and Beverly divorced when he was 16.