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Alice Ward, the formidable, chain-smoking mother of boxers Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund whose story was told in the Oscar-winning film The Fighter, has died following a short illness. She was 79.
Dec 26, 2023 · Eklund's descent into drug abuse not only derailed his boxing career but also strained his relationships with his family, including Ward. Dicky Eklund's life and struggles with addiction were documented in the 1995 HBO documentary High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell.
Apr 28, 2011 · In January, Ward suffered a heart attack, a stroke and was pronounced dead for 45 minutes – only to regain consciousness and start breathing again on her own, her other son, Dicky Eklund, told...
She was born in 1942 to her mother Maj Britt, a secretary, and Sven Eklund, a celebrated Swedish curler. Thanks to her dad, Ekland enjoyed life as a Swedish socialite—but her fame would soon overtake her father’s, catapulting her to international notoriety.
Sep 15, 2022 · In the film, Eklund's son doesn't age while he is in jail, giving the impression that Eklund was in jail for only several months rather than years.
Ekland was stepmother to Sellers's children Sarah and Michael (who died of a heart attack at about the same age as his father). In January 1965 they had a daughter, Victoria.
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The true story behind The Fighter movie confirms that Micky Ward has a daughter named Kasie, who was born on June 20, 1989. During Micky's more than two year retirement when he was not making much more than minimum wage as a prison guard, Kasie's mother Laurie took her daughter and left Micky.
