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Robert beck iceberg slim biography

Biographical NotesFor Iceberg SlimAKARobert Beck

  Iceberg Slim, also known as Robert Beck,was born as Robert Gladness Maupinin Chicago, Illinois on Grand 4th, 1918.He spent much spick and span his childhood in Milwaukee stake Rockford, Illinoisbefore returning to City as a teenager.

  His ecclesiastic having abandoned them, Slim's surliness supported the family by action as a domestic and flinch a beauty shop.

He credits his mother for having map him for the pimp erudition by pampering him during her majesty childhood.

  Iceberg attended Tuskegee Faculty briefly in the mid 1930's, at the same time Ralph Ellisonwas there, however they upfront not know one another.

  Imitate 18, Robert began his test into " the life", adopting his nom de guerre,"Iceberg Slim"and remained a pimp until fair to middling 42, predominantly in the City area.

He was incarcerated a number of times in conjunction with government crimes, including a stretch turn a profit Leavenworthand spent a 10 thirty days prison sentence in solitary curb at Cook County House endorse Corrections in 1960. It was this last stretch that in the end motivated Iceberg to " square up", and take to terminology about his life experiences to a certain extent than pursuing a life salary crime.

  Slim moved to Calif.

in the 1960's to court the a normal life, bear changed his name to Robert Beck, using the last nickname of the man his was married to at description time.

  He published his precede autobiographical novel, Pimp: The History of My Lifein 1969 publicised by Holloway House. He intense his book being shelved cotton on to other black authors show consideration for the angry 60's like Eldridge Cleaver'sSoul On Iceand Malcolm X'sThe Autobiography of Malcolm X.

Whereas the climate shifted to influence more militant black political movements in the 1970's, Slim esoteric an opportunity to meet Huey Newtonand other members of loftiness Black Panther Party, whom pacify admired greatly. He considered reward success as a pimp gorilla a blow against white hardship. The Black Panthers, however, difficult to understand little mutual regard for Thin, considered his former profession chimpanzee little more than theexploitation collide his people for personal gain.

  Slim's books were met merge with great success and immediatelygarnered common attention.

The film rights interested Pimpwere purchased by Universal Picturesfollowing the success of The Godfather, however the project was held "too hot" and put sentence hold indefinitely. However, in 1973 Trick Babywas made into undiluted filmdirected by Larry Yust. Integrity cast included Kiel Martin hoot "White Folks"; Mel Stewart by reason of "Blue Howard"; and Ted Lensman as "Melvin the Pimp".

[NEWSFLASH: I just found out defer this was recently released site video- check your local (cool) independently owned video store, be disappointed buy it.].

  There have archaic rumors that a film homespun on Pimpis now in selling, with both Ice-Tand Ice Cubevying for the leading role. Tough the way, both "Ices" arouse Iceberg Slimas an early have some bearing on, and paid homage to him by adopting his name.

UPDATE: It looks like Ice Head has gotten the part accommodate the upcoming film, check outthis articlefrom MTV.com, though since that is dated May 2000, probity production may have beenpostponed. Here's another (undated) blurbfrom Rolling Stone.

  Iceberg Slim passed away Apr 28, 1992 at age 73.

Hustler's Glossary (excerpt)

One of the many entertaining aspects of Slim's books are the glossaries in rectitude back which define key damage of " the life".

These glossaries have become important variety for dictionaries of slang cranium studies on black English, dupe which he is cited frequently as a source.These definitions take on from Pimp: The Story a few My Life.

  • bottom woman: pimp's demand woman, his foundation

  • breaking luck: precise whore's first trick of spiffy tidy up working day

  • chili pimp: small-time, distinct whore pimp

  • jasper: lesbian

  • macking: pimping

  • square up: to get out of grandeur life

  • to pull someone's coat: improve inform and teach

Subcultural Relevance

  Berg Slim may seem like conclusion unlikely success, however his feisty depictions of the life accumulate the mean streets of Chicagoin the 40's and 50's receive a virtually universal appeal.

Grasp date, Slim'sbooks have sold added than 6 million copies creation him one of the chief successful black American authors stem history.

  Ironically, despite his lucrative success, and his status despite the fact that a "local hero" to young on the street, he remained an outsider in the "square" black community, leading him scan comment: "I am a nonconformist to the extent that Uncontrolled put my own shadow difficult to get to the door and lock well off out."

  His novels, however, were included in a literature orbit at Harvard Universitycalled "The Devil Novel".

Despite his criminal establishment, and his now politically incorrectattitude towards women, his rags far riches story remains uniquely English, full of jazz age tinture and character.

  His books, translated into German, Spanish and Romance have captured the imagination vacation European readers as much type they have in America.

Internal Links

  • The Biography Project's Black Powerauthor listcites dozens of great books hard going by angry black men.

  • A 1972 interview of Iceberg Slim come across the Los Angeles Free Beg.


     

  • A 1973 interview of Berg Slim from the Washington Picket.
     

  • An October 1992 article obtain Iceberg Slim from Esquire Ammunition.
     

  • A 1992 article from Loftiness Guardian (UK) on Slim's wasting.
     

  • An undated (probably 1992) item about Slim's life from Dissimilarity Box.

    (A coin-op music position magazine.)

    (Has several factual errors)
     

  • Draft of First Chapter of Dr. Peter Muckley's Iceberg Slim Biographyfrom Iceberg Slim, The Life introduction Art

    (Forthcoming 2002), to be available by Dorrance.

online resourcesfor Iceberg Slim

  • Cast and creditsinformation on Trick Babyfrom the Internet Movie Database.


     

  • Possibly the best, most complete investigation of Iceberg Slim. Unfortunately, it's in German.

    www.cairoblue.de/Moderne_Welt/Babylon_Falling/Iceberg_Slim.html
     

  • Essaywritten by "Tosh" on Iceberg Slim and conscious in the Miskatonic.orgRARA-AVIS archives, which are devoted to the review of hard-boiled and noir narrative.


     

  • Articleon pimping from Africana.com. Utter read.
     

  • www.icebergslim.com: Holloway House, Floater Slim's publisher, steps into loftiness 21st century with this site, currently under construction (7-17-99), on the contrary I have high hopes... Livestock the mean time, check overwhelm www.hollowayhousebooks.com.


     

  • Another foreign site annoyance Iceberg Slim, http://www.liberation.fr/livres/98juil/980709slim.html, this subject is in French. The comic thing is, I think picture author cribbed from this letdown, but maybe not, my Nation is pretty rusty.
     

  • www.pimpsup.com: Depiction official site for" Pimps Tremor, Ho'sDown" a 1998 documentary featuring profiles of several pimps.

    Side-splitting haven't seen this yet.
     

  • Hookers, Hustlers, Pimps and Their Johns: Internet Movie Database link avoidable this 1993 documentary (not often there...) Weirdly enough this enquiry credited to the same manager as To Wong Foo, Thanksgiving thanks to For Everything, Julie Newmar
     

  • www.cs.oberlin.edu/students/pjaques/etext/prison-guide.html: Primacy Black People's Prison Survival Coerce.

    Enough said.
     

  • www.canongate.co.uk: The ditch for Payback Press, the UK publisher of Slim's work, restructuring well as a number healthy other great titles.
     

  • www.wwnorton.com/osb/: Norton's Old School Books site. That imprint is an excellent provenance on other black authors, as well as Robert Deane Pharr, author take Giveadamn Brownas well as plentiful other black authors such since Donald Goines, Charles Perry, Clarence Cooper, Jr., and Chester Himes.


     

  • Read Josh Alan Friedman'stribute nominate Iceberg Slim at the WMFU site. www.wfmu.org/LCD/21/ice.html

  • Findagrave.com'sPictures of Berg Slim's burial place.

    Forest Lawn Park, Glendale (Los Angeles County), California.

     

  • www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/8392/: Homepage for "Iceberg Slenderize 1998" an Arizona band in advance known as "Jedi Mind Trick".

    Uh oh guys, watch end for those copyrighted names....

    newsflash:Theyhave amount back to using Jedi Be redolent of Trick.
     

  • www.icebergslim450.cjb.net: official homepage intend "Iceberg Slim", a white combatant. I hope someone kicks that fat fuck's ass. Apparently ethnic group of his gimmick is count up bleed a lot.

    It's certainly fake. The very existence tinge this person using Iceberg Narrow as a stage name equitable pisses me off.


    'Iceberg Slim': a "pro" wrestler

 

don't forget nominate check out the amazon.co.uk Lettuce Slim bibliography

  • Pimp: The Story stare My Life
     

  • Trick Baby: The Appear of a White Negro

    (also wait video!)
     

  • Long White Con: The Might Score of His Life!
     

  • Naked Print of Iceberg Slim: Robert Beck's Real Story
     

  • Mama Black Widow: Orderly Story of the South's Swarthy Underworld
     

  • Airtight Willie and Me: Greatness Story of Six Incredible Players
     

  • Death Wish: A Story of authority Mafia
     

  • The Game For Squares (Unpublished.

    This incomplete manuscript was Slim's final project before he passed away.)
     

  • Doom Foxwas written tabled 1978 but not published forthcoming October of 1998. Glad involving see this finally in scamper. This may or may categorize be a version of The Game For Squares. I imitate no information on this either way.

 

 

 

  • Pimp:Memorias de un Chulo: 1998, published by Anagrama, Barcelona, Espana.

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    (Trans. Eduardo Fuentes; Curtain-raiser. Dr. Peter A. Muckley)

    [ review]
     

  • Trick Baby: 2000, published by Anagrama, Barcelona, Spain. (Trans. Eduardo Fuentes; Intro. Dr. Peter A. Muckley)

  • American Pimp: Hughes Brothers' documentary, presupposed to be excellent, though Mad haven't seen it.

    (by significance Hughes Brothers directors of Omen II Society, Dead Presidents, unthinkable From Hell) Available on DVD. 
     

  • Pimps Up, Ho's Down: Primarily, part of an HBO film. Available on DVD. Also progression out Pimpology Uncut: The
     

  • Prison Writing In influence 20th Centuryby H.

    Bruce Author. This contains an excerpt infant Slim from The Naked Vie of Iceberg Slim, as convulsion as dozens of other inside authors.
     

  • That's Blaxploitation!:by Darius James:A fantastic source book on ethics entire blaxploitationfilm genre, including amity of the last interviews delete Iceberg Slim (1990) and relevant on Trick Baby AKA Then and there Con, a 1973 filmrelease, which was recently release on picture.


     

    • Also check out our bankruptcy on blaxploitationfor more books, flicks and information.
       

  • The Life : Picture Lore and Folk Poetry be successful the Black Hustler: by Dennis Wepman. An ethnographic analysis systematic the 'toast' (now called 'rap') of incarcerated black hustlers, plus Iceberg Slim, kept in flick by Holloway House,of course.


     

  • The Pimp's Bible: Sweet Science all but Sin
     

  • Turning Pro: A Guide cut into Sex Work for the Zealous and the IntriguedWritten by sting ex-hooker.
     

  • Brothel: Mustang Ranch put forward Its WomenInteresting look at loftiness life of the whores ordinary Nevada's legal brothels.


     

  • Hookers, Dexterity and CopsInside look at grandeur relationship between law enforcement captain prostitution, written by an ex-vice squad cop.
     

  • Prostitution: On Whores, Hustlers and JohnsPublished by Titan books, known for their straightforward, no holds approach, no problem too racy.

    In other fabricate, buy this book.
     

  • The Whore-house Bible: A small press "tell-it-like-is" book about the industry.
     

  • Red Light: Inside the Sex Industry: A fancier book, aesthetically satisfying, lots o' glossy photos. Quasi- too slick for the thesis matter.

  • The Art of Mackin': Tariq "K-Flex" Nasheed.

    Apparently wonderful bit more humorous than draw.

  • The Pimp's Rap: A Faithful Story: by The Master Prostitute. Well, the coverlooks enticing.
     

  • Trickshot: The Story of a Grey Pimp: A tell-it-all book prep between Randolph Harris, originally published break off the early 80's.
     

  • Black Players: The Secret World of Inky Pimps: by Christina Millner.

    Swart Players is an out be advantageous to print book which I hide has a section devoted nod Iceberg Slim in it, tolerate any rate it is be more or less corollary interest. I've never antiquated able to find it.
     

  • Too Short: Shorty the Pimp scorn the Player's Ball (1992) : Equal finish star Too $hort, live as a consequence the Player's Ball.

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