Stu Hart bio due in March
By GREG OLIVER -- SLAM! Wrestling
Following in the footsteps of his son Bret 'The Hitman' Hart and his
daughter Diana Hart-Smith, Hart family patriarch Stu Hart is having his
story told in a book.
"Stu Hart: Lord of the Ring" is the name of a trade paperback coming out
from ECW Press in early March 2002.
The authorized biography is being written by Hart family friend and
Calgary lawyer Marsha Erb.
"Stu Hart: Lord of the Ring, like Mick 'Mankind' Foley's two New York
Times #1 Bestsellers, is a no-holds-barred, insider's look at the highs
and lows, the heroes and villains, the triumphs and tragedies of the
world of professional wrestling," promises the ECW catalogue. "From the
horrific accidental death of his son Owen during a WWF event in Kansas
City, to the resulting multi-million dollar lawsuit settled out of court
by Vince McMahon, to the rise of his son Bret to the pinnacle of sports
entertainment and his subsequent betrayal, in Montreal, by the one and
the same owner of the WWF, and back into the glory days of wrestling's
colourful past with likes of Andre The Giant, Abdullah the Butcher, and
a wrestling bear, Hart family friend Marsha Erb helps Stu weave a
touching, thrilling, and at times almost unbelievable account of one of
wrestling's most remarkable lives."
Erb was the Ellie Neidhart's lawyer in her divorce from Jim 'The Anvil'
Neidhart. She is known in Calgary for her work as lawyer for
the Tsuu T'ina First Nation, and helped establish Canada's first
aboriginal court in 1999. Erb is a prominent Liberal as well, and lost a
federal Liberal nomination in Calgary West in 1997. This is her first
book.
Stu Hart has been involved in pro wrestling since the 1940s and his
extended family is known world-wide.
In 2000, Bret Hart teamed with Toronto Sun writer Perry Lefko to create
the picture-book "Bret 'Hitman' Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There
Was, The Best There Ever Will Be." (Stoddart Publishing)
"Under The Mat: Inside Wrestling's Greatest Family" is Diana Hart's
book, written with Kirstie McLellan. It was just released by Fenn
Publishing.
"Stu Hart: Lord of the Ring" promises to also have over 30 pages of
photos.
