LegacyĬlay was portrayed by Arthur Adams in the 1977 film, The Greatest and by Giancarlo Esposito in the 2001 Oscar-nominated film Ali. When asked in 1970 why he had not become a Muslim as his son had done, he said: "my religion is my talent, that which supports me."Ĭlay died at the age of 77 on February 8, 1990, after suffering a heart attack while leaving a department store in Jefferson County, Kentucky. He was a heavy drinker, which led to legal entanglements for reckless driving, disorderly conduct, and assault and battery. Clay was born on the 11th November, 1912 at Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States. When in 1964 Louisville-born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., converted to Islam, taking as his name Muhammad Ali, the 22-year-old heavyweight boxing champion was casting off a monicker made legendary by another flamboyant Kentucky fighter given to dramatic pronouncements. Around 1933, he married Odessa Lee O'Grady. He also played the piano, took piano lessons and wrote music. The younger of two boys, he was named after his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr., who was named for the 19th century abolitionist and politician of the same name. He was named after the 19th-century Republican politician and staunch abolitionist, Cassius Marcellus Clay, also from the state of Kentucky.Ĭlay painted billboards and signs. was born on January 17, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky. His sister Eva said that Sallie was a native of Madagascar. painted by Cassius Marcellus Clay Sr (father of Muhammad Ali). Clay's paternal grandparents were John Clay and Sallie Anne Clay. Find the perfect cassius marcellus clay stock photo, image, vector, illustration or 360. He had a sister and four brothers, including Nathaniel Clay.
Greathouse (December 1890 – December 30, 1971). Clay (March 1876 – February 1, 1954) and Edith E. Clay was born in Jefferson County, Kentucky, the son of Herman H.
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