The Jackie Robinson Story is a 1950 biographical film directed by Alfred E. Green (who had directed The Jolson Story, "one of the biggest hits of the...
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Robinson's life, The Jackie Robinson Story, in which Robinson played himself, and actress Ruby Dee played Rachel "Rae" (Isum) Robinson. The project had been...
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Robinson (née Isum; born July 19, 1922) is an American former professor and registered nurse. She is the widow of professional baseball player Jackie...
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Jackie Robinson Day is a traditional event which occurs annually on April 15 in Major League Baseball (MLB), commemorating and honoring the day Jackie...
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actor and an activist for the rights of African Americans. He appeared in the films The Jackie Robinson Story, Perils of the Jungle, Duffy of San Quentin...
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such as The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Edge of the City (1957), Take a Giant Step (1959), and Buck and the Preacher (1972). She also acted in the Ossie...
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credits include The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Carmen Jones (1954), Porgy and Bess (1959), The Sound and the Fury (1959), A Raisin in the Sun (1961), with...
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Guadalcanal Diary (1943), Bewitched (1945), The Virginian (1946), and The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) Watson was the son of Mrs. Alice Rodgers. He attended...
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Jackie Robinson Stadium is a college baseball park in Los Angeles, California. It is the home field of the UCLA Bruins of the Big Ten Conference. Opened...
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The Jackie Robinson House is a historic house at 5224 Tilden Avenue in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Built c. 1912-1916, it is prominent as the...
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The Jackie Robinson Parkway is a 4.95-mile (7.97 km) controlled-access parkway in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. The western terminus...
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film plays themself. Examples include Jackie Robinson in The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Muhammad Ali in The Greatest (1977), Audie Murphy in To Hell...
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Writing in the Boston Review, political science professor Peter Dreier also criticizes DiAngelo's interpretation of the Jackie Robinson story. "Contrary...
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book The Worst Movies of All Time, and Leonard Maltin called it "perfectly dreadful". The Jackie Robinson Story – 1950 biopic starring Jackie Robinson Babe...
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of both the Bruins' baseball and football teams. As a baseball player, Washington was rated better than his teammate Jackie Robinson. One story has it...
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1935 The Jackie Robinson Story, Alan Troilett and Eric Brodie, Pickard Communication, 2004, ISBN 0-9547264-2-1 Troilett, Alan; Brodie, Eric (2004). The Jackie...
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Jackie Robinson Park (formerly Colonial Park) is a public park in the Hamilton Heights and Harlem neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. The approximately...
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posthumously inducted into the Oakland Athletics Hall of Fame. Williams was an extra in the 1950 movie The Jackie Robinson Story. Before Williams became...
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Mexico, 1970) 1950 The Jackie Robinson Story No Way Out 1951 Go for Broke! The Well 1952 Japanese War Bride Toxi 1954 Salt of the Earth 1955 Bad Day at...
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42 (film) (redirect from 42: The True Story of an American Legend)
Jackie Robinson, the first black athlete to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the modern era. Written and directed by Brian Helgeland, the film...
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(Lessy's 9th, and final film during his seven years at MGM),The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), Just for You (1952), Gypsy (1962), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad...
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The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) – Frank Shaughnessy Cow Town (1950) – Sandy Reeves Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950) – U.S. Marshal Clay The Gunfighter...
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in the Mickey Rooney hit Quicksand (1950). Two of his films were biographies of baseball players: The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), in which Jackie Robinson...
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in the Jackie Robinson story 42 (2013). Jud won critical acclaim for her portrayal of Suzanne Somers in Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's...
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on the receiving end again", he said. "I wanted to be the man who handed out the jobs." Hunter was dialogue director in The Jackie Robinson Story (1950)...
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the end of his career, Robinson played a Brooklyn Dodgers fan in The Jackie Robinson Story who progressed from bigotry to exuberant support of Jackie...
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(1953). Kirk continued acting through the late 1950s, with appearances in The Jackie Robinson Story (1950), the 1956 Bowery Boys comedy Hot Shots and...
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Olympics, where he broke the Olympic record in the 200 meters. He was the older brother of Baseball Hall of Fame member Jackie Robinson. Mack was born in Cairo...
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getting noticed in the film One Potato, Two Potato (1964), the story of an interracial marriage. He is best remembered for his role as the brusque, no-nonsense...
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com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012. Harris, Aisha (April 11, 2013). "When Jackie Robinson Played Himself". Slate...
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