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Gladys Gillem Wall (January 6, 1920 – August 12, 2009), also known as Gladys "Killem" Gillem or Gladys "Kill 'Em" Gillem,〔 was an American professional wrestler. ==Professional wrestling career== Gillem was inspired to begin a career as a professional wrestling after seeing Mildred Burke wrestle. She was trained in Tennessee with Wilma Gordon,〔 and she began wrestling in carnival shows.〔 Besides wrestling men and women, Gillem wrestled bears and alligators as part of her act. Gillem eventually found work touring with promoter Billy Wolfe's, the husband of Mildred Burke, troop of women wrestlers in 1942. She was often an opponent of Burke's,〔 wrestling her for the World Women's Championship.〔 She acted in this capacity until her retirement in 1962.〔 During her time with the promotion, she developed a sexual relationship with Wolfe.〔 During one professional wrestling match, one of Gillem's eyes was knocked out of the socket.〔 Also, she developed a cauliflower like sore on the back of her head due to taking bumps in the ring.〔 Gillem, however, gained additional notability when she was one of the focal interviewees for ''Lipstick and Dynamite, Piss and Vinegar: The First Ladies of Wrestling'', a documentary about the early days of women's wrestling in North America.
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