Molly Bloom

Extracted Attributes

• Born

  1978-04-21

• Father

  Larry Bloom (clinical psychologist, professor at Colorado State University)

• Mother

  Char Bloom (ski and snowboard instructor, professional fly-fisher)

• Known as

  Poker Princess

• Ethnicity

  Father Jewish, Mother Christian

• Birthplace

  Loveland, Colorado, USA

• Occupation

  Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author, Sales Coach

• Nationality

  American

• Memoir Title

  Molly's Game

• Film Adaptation Title

  Molly's Game

• Memoir Publication Year

  2014

• Film Adaptation Release Year

  2017

Timeline

• Born in Loveland, Colorado, USA. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)

  1978-04-21

• Became known as the "Poker Princess" for organizing high-stakes underground poker games in Los Angeles. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2000s

• Started her high-stakes poker enterprise, "Molly's Game," originating at the Viper Room in Los Angeles. (Source: Related Documents)

  2000s

• Moved to New York City to establish an even bigger poker game after a dispute over the LA game. (Source: Related Documents)

  2000s

• Charged with running an illegal poker game in New York. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2013-04

• Pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one year of probation, a $200,000 fine, 200 hours of community service, and forfeiture of $125,000. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2014-05

• Her memoir, "Molly's Game," was published. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)

  2014

• The film adaptation of her book, "Molly's Game," premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. (Source: Web Search)

  2017-09-08

• The film "Molly's Game" debuted. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2017-12

• Works in sales coaching, sharing insights on human connection and cultivating relational capital. (Source: Related Documents)

  Present

Molly Bloom (author)

Molly Bloom (born April 21, 1978) is an American entrepreneur, speaker, and author of the 2014 memoir Molly's Game. During the 2000s, she became known as the "Poker Princess", for organizing high stakes underground poker in Los Angeles that attracted A-list actors. She was previously a competitive skier, a member of the U.S. Ski Team, and was injured while attempting to qualify for the Olympics. In April 2013, Bloom was charged with running an illegal poker game in New York. In May 2014, after pleading guilty, she was sentenced to one year of probation, a $200,000 fine, 200 hours of community service, and forfeiture of $125,000. A film adaptation of her book, Molly's Game, starring Jessica Chastain and directed by Aaron Sorkin, debuted in December 2017.

Web Search Results

• Molly Bloom (author) - Wikipedia

  Molly Bloom (born April 21, 1978) is an American entrepreneur, speaker, and author of the 2014 memoir Molly's Game. During the 2000s, she became known as the "Poker Princess", for organizing high stakes underground poker in Los Angeles that attracted A-list actors. She was previously a competitive skier, a member of the U.S. Ski Team, and was injured while attempting to qualify for the Olympics. [...] Bloom was born on April 21, 1978, and grew up in Loveland, Colorado. Her father, Larry Bloom, is a clinical psychologist and a professor at Colorado State University. Her mother, Char, was a ski and snowboard instructor and a professional fly-fisher with her clothing line. Bloom's father is Jewish and her mother is Christian. Her brothers are Jordan Bloom, a cardiac surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Jeremy Bloom, a former Olympic skier and professional football player. She was a [...] ### Post-gambling ventures [edit&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Post-gambling ventures")] Bloom's memoir about her experiences, Molly's Game, was published in 2014. A film adaptation of the book, also called Molly's Game, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on September 8, 2017. Jessica Chastain plays the role of Molly Bloom. The film received a 2018 Academy Award nomination in the category of Best Adapted Screenplay.

• Molly Bloom - Wikipedia

  Molly Bloom is a fictional character in the 1922 novel Ulysses "Ulysses (novel)") by James Joyce. The wife of main character Leopold Bloom, she roughly corresponds to Penelope in the Odyssey. The major difference between Molly and Penelope is that while Penelope is eternally faithful, Molly is not. Molly is having an affair with Hugh 'Blazes' Boylan. Molly, whose given name is Marion, was born in Gibraltar on 8 September 1870, the daughter of Major Tweedy, an Irish military officer, and Lunita [...] | Marion (Molly) Bloom | | --- | | Ulysses "Ulysses (novel)") character | | | Molly Bloom's statue in her fictional home in Gibraltar | | | Created by | James Joyce | | Based on | Penelope Nora Barnacle | | In-universe information | | | Alias | Marion Tweedy | | Nickname | Molly | | Occupation | Singer | | Family | Major "Major (United Kingdom)") Tweedy (father) Lunita Laredo (mother) | | Spouse | Leopold Bloom (m. 1888) | [...] The 2017 film Molly's Game contains a character who believes Molly Bloom, the film's poker hostess, is Irish. Molly says, "Okay, Douglas. Focus up. Yes, there's a book by James Joyce called Ulysses and there's a character named Molly Bloom and that is why you think I'm Irish but now it's time to move past that."

• Molly Bloom | Fictional Character, Ulysses, Dublin, Nora ... - Britannica

  Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. [...] Molly Bloom, one of the three central characters in the novel Ulysses (1922) by James Joyce. The novel is constructed as a modern parallel to Homer’s Odyssey, and its central characters are crafted as counterparts to the characters of that ancient Greek epic. The unfaithful wife of Leopold Bloom, Molly makes a derisively mocking parallel to Penelope, the faithful wife of Odysseus (Ulysses). Her profession is that of a singer. [...] Molly Bloom is also modeled on Nora Barnacle, a woman from western Ireland who was Joyce’s life partner and the mother of their children, Giorgio and Lucia. Barnacle and Joyce met in June 1904 in Dublin, where she worked in a hotel as a chambermaid; on June 16 they had their first romantic encounter. Therefore, Ulysses, which is set on June 16, 1904, serves as an homage to their relationship. Joycean scholars propose that Molly’s infidelity in part reflects Joyce’s fears that Barnacle had been

• Molly Bloom - CliffsNotes

  Molly is an earth goddess, then, but a fading one; she is also a Calypso who is herself held captive in a loveless marriage. Her lover, Boylan, is crass and

• Marion (“Molly”) Bloom Character Analysis in Ulysses - LitCharts

  still poor old man I suppose he felt lost [...] still poor old man I suppose he felt lost [...] theres real beauty and poetry for you I often felt I wanted to kiss him all over