Mellman, Gerald (Gerald "Jerry" Mellman), 1927-2018

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Biography

Jerry Mellman (Aleksei Kolesnikov) was born May 26, 1927 and died in Denver August 6, 2018. He obtained a law degree, but soon became a sports photojournalist for the Intermountain Jewish News (IJN). He was at the IJN by the late 1930s. He was a fixture at sport games around Denver and also took photographs of sports legends such as Muhammad Ali. Jerry Mellman and his wife Genevieve's son David became a physician.

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Sports Writer: Mellman

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Identifier: B132.03.0001.0030

Abstract

Gerald Mellman was a sports writer. He was also an attorney that practiced for 47 years.

Dates: 1920-2013

Found in: Special Collections and Archives / B132, Colorado Jewish Athletes Collection / General Sports / Box 1

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