59. HOLES IN MY SHOES

this guy did everything; a jack of all trades.  born poor on the lower east side of nyc, he became NYC's strongest boy; a self taught engineer and ironworker; a dog trainer; an actor.  he lived to nearly 100 and this film was made when he was 94.  in it, he's thrilled to tears of his many life experiences.  he worked on the empire state building, radio city music hall. rockefeller center, lincoln center and dozens more.   he accomplished an engineering feat in the secret city of oak ridge tennessee, where he was responsible to construct a cyclotron in support of the manhattan project. by decreasing the time to finish construction by 80% due to his innovation, he is credited with bringing the war to a quicker conclusion; he showed boxer dogs at the westminster dog show;  he acted in more than 200 films.  he married a woman who didn't tell him she couldn't have children until 2 years later, which caused his love for her to die. although he committed to stay with her,   he eventually met another woman who he took as his mistress, marrying her upon the death of his wife.  he stayed physically fit through his entire life and demonstrates his ability to tear a phone book during the opening scenes of the film.  it was fun learning about him; fun seeing the rise of this guy who just did as his dad instructed him..........."no matter what you do in life, be da best!   from holes in his shoes to shoes too big to fill, jack beers made the most of his nearly 99 years on this earth!