Marva Louis

Marva Trotter Louis poses with new naval recruits at the U.S. Naval Training Station in Illinois circa 1943. She entertained troops on a number of occasions during World War II. Marva and Joe Louis had a turbulent relationship that included two marriages and divorces and produced two children. Marva went on to an acting and modeling career after the couple's second divorce.

Portrait of Marva Louis, wife of boxing champion Joe Louis
Courtesy of the Library of Congress

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Portrait of Marva Louis, wife of boxing champion Joe Louis