" It's better than being buried in a basement somewhere — Jimmy Hoffa style ," said Paulette Mosby-Smith, one of Gaines's great-nieces.

In his remarks, an animated Hoffa stated " We have to keep an eye on the battle we face — a war on workers.

" However, Hoffa responded to the controversy by stating, “ We didn ’ t start this war — the right wing did.

That ’ s what Teamsters do — we stand up for what is right ,” Hoffa said.

The union ’ s successful organizing plan has emphasized the Teamster core industries — particularly those in the global supply chain — and the management of Hoffa and the Teamsters Organizing Department involved the entire union.

* Frank " The Irishman " Sheeran — former associate Sheeran is a suspect in the disappearance of James R. Hoffa.

She included renowned ad-libbers in the show — particularly Fred Allen ( he and his longtime sidekick and wife, Portland Hoffa, appeared so often they could have been the show's regular co-hosts ) and Groucho Marx, both of whom appeared on the first season's finale and appeared jointly on three other installments.

The union also won “ innocent until proven guilty ” provisions in national contracts — a right that the Hoffa administration later negotiated out of the freight agreement in most areas.

His slate ’ s name was “ No Dues Increase — No Corruption — 25 and Out .” Quite ironic that Hoffa later oversaw the largest dues increase in Union history, has associated with many since barred leaders and members, and oversaw deep pension cuts that eliminated ' 25 and out.

Hoffa is a 1992 biographical film directed by Danny DeVito and written by David Mamet, based on the life of Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa.

Jack Nicholson plays Hoffa, and Danny DeVito plays Hoffa's fictional longtime friend Robert " Bobby " Ciaro, an amalgamation of several Hoffa associates over the years.

* The 1992 film Hoffa starring Danny DeVito and Jack Nicholson filmed on location to depict Federal Courthouses and other government buildings.

Hosted by legendary stage actress and personality Tallulah Bankhead, The Big Show began November 5, 1950 on NBC with a stellar line-up of guests: Fred Allen, Mindy Carson, Jimmy Durante, José Ferrer, Portland Hoffa, Frankie Laine, Russell Knight, Paul Lukas, Ethel Merman, Danny Thomas and Meredith Willson.

Although generally a comic actor, DeVito expanded into dramatic roles with The Rainmaker, Hoffa ( 1992 ), which he directed and in which he co-starred with Jack Nicholson, Jack the Bear ( 1993 ), L. A.

He is directed in this film by Nicholson, whom he was childhood friends with and 14 years later, in 1992 DeVito would direct Nicholson in the leading role in his historical biopic Hoffa.

This was his first collaboration with DeVito, and he went on to score nearly all of his subsequent films, including The War of the Roses ( 1989 ), Other People's Money ( 1991 ), Hoffa ( 1992 ), Matilda ( 1996 ) and Death to Smoochy ( 2002 ).

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In addition, Jack Nicholson dedicated his Academy Award for As Good as It Gets to the memory of Walsh, with whom he had starred in A Few Good Men and Hoffa in 1992.

* Hoffa ( 1992 ) .... Ted Harmon

* 1992: Hoffa ( Producer )

On January 14, 1992, a New York Post story claimed Marcello, Trafficante, Jr., and Jimmy Hoffa had all been involved in the assassination of President Kennedy.

* Hoffa ( 1992 )- Billy Flynn

Character actor J. T. Walsh portrayed Fitzsimmons in the 1992 movie Hoffa.

This philosophy did not work well for Teamster presidents Beck, Hoffa, and Williams who were all accused of criminal acts and sent to prison.

Allen did, however, take something far more lasting from the show: one of the show's chorus girls, Portland Hoffa, who became his wife in 1927.

He bears superficial resemblances to historical figures Fred Otash, ( so-called " private-eye to the stars ") and Robert Maheu, ( who worked for both Hughes and Jimmy Hoffa during the time frame depicted in the book ).

The target was Jimmy Hoffa, ( 1913 – 1975 ), who replaced Beck and held total power until he was imprisoned in 1964.

He is the only son of Jimmy Hoffa, who was also a president of the Teamsters, and his wife Josephine ( née Poszywak ).

Hoffa meets Carol (" Dally ") D ' Allesandro, who would become his closest mob ally.

As the first two attendants, he proposes ancient Roman dictator Caesar and controversial union leader Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared in 1975.

Luken was one of the few Teamsters who stood up to the corrupt leadership of Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa.

In the 1996 IBT election, the old guard united around James Hoffa, son of former leader Jimmy Hoffa and a lawyer who had represented old-guard officials and some employers.

Officials who had only hopped on the Carey band-wagon when he looked like the winner switched their support to Hoffa.

The media predicted a landslide victory for Hoffa, who had name recognition and a huge campaign war chest.

Portland Mason was named for Portland Hoffa, the wife of the American radio comedian Fred Allen ; the Allens and the Masons were friends.

Jimmy Hoffa was last seen at the former Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills.

* Edward Grady Partin ( 1924-1990 ), Teamsters Union business agent from Baton Rouge whose testimony sent Jimmy Hoffa to prison, was born in Woodville.

Subsequent to this in 1850, fibrillation was described by Ludwig and Hoffa when they demonstrated the provocation of ventricular fibrillation in an animal by applying a " Faradic " ( electrical ) current to the heart.

The bridge was featured in the films Hoffa, 8 Mile, Crossing the Bridge, Grosse Pointe Blank, Sicko and Bowling for Columbine.

He returned to New York to the pleasant surprise that Portland Hoffa was taking instruction to convert to Roman Catholicism.

The segment was always launched by a quick exchange that began with Hoffa asking Allen what he would ask the Alley denizens that week.

Portland Hoffa was once given a line about wasting an afternoon at the rodeo.

In some ways, The Big Show was an offspring of the old Allen show: his one-time Texaco Star Theater announcer, Jimmy Wallington, was one of The Big Show's announcers, and Portland Hoffa made several appearances with him as well.

There was considerable negative publicity immediately after the inception of PhotoStamps, when investigative website The Smoking Gun publicized various stamp designs they had successfully ordered featuring images of Jimmy Hoffa, spies Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, and the DNA-stained blue dress of Monica Lewinsky.

Hoffa was first elected during December 1998 and took office on March 19, 1999.

Hoffa was awarded a Ford Foundation Fellowship to work in the Michigan State Senate as an aide to senate and house members doing constituent relations and research.

After having lost narrowly in 1996 to Ron Carey, Hoffa ’ s new role as president was considered by Teamster members as a chance to rebuild the union.

Hoffa was re-elected in 2001, 2006 and 2011 to five-year terms.

“ The first big test of the Hoffa administration ” was the ratification in June 1999, of a four-year contract covering 13, 000 carhaul members after an unprecedented amount of communication in the form of rallies, newsletters and a telephone hotline that was called more than 20, 000 times over the course of the contract campaign.

Hoffa was re-elected to a fourth term heading the Teamsters Union in November 2011.

The three-way race was between Hoffa, Fred Gegare and Sandy Pope.

In 1957, in the midst of a fight for control of the union with Jimmy Hoffa, Beck was called before the United States Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management, commonly called the " McClellan Committee " after its chairman John L. McClellan of Arkansas.

The hotel was a frequent site of movie, music video, and television filming, having been a location for movies and television programs such as The Graduate ( where it was called the Taft Hotel ), Pretty Woman, L. A. Story, The Wedding Singer, Apollo 13, Hoffa, Beaches, True Romance, Angel, Beverly Hills, 90210, Scream 2, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Catch Me If You Can, Crazy, The Mask, Without You I'm Nothing, Forrest Gump, Crazy in Alabama, S. W. A. T., D. E. B. S., The Best Man, and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.