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2. Jackie Robinson - Wikipedia

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   The year saw the release of a film biography of Robinson's life, The Jackie Robinson Story, in which Robinson played himself, and actress Ruby Dee played Rachel "Rae" (Isum) Robinson. [160] The project had been previously delayed when the film's producers refused to accede to demands of two Hollywood studios that the movie include scenes of ...

3. The Jackie Robinson Story - Wikipedia

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   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 40s") [4] and starring Jackie Robinson as himself. The film focuses on Robinson's struggle with the abuse of bigots as he becomes the first African-American Major League Baseball player of the ...

4. A friendship for the ages: The enduring bond between Miracle ...

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   The grandson of a slave, Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born Jan. 31, 1919, in Cairo, Ga. After his father left, his mother moved the family to Calif., where Jackie excelled in high school sports.

5. 42 (film) - Wikipedia

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   42 is a 2013 American biographical sports drama film produced by Howard Baldwin and distributed by Legendary Pictures.Written and directed by Brian Helgeland, 42 is based on baseball player Jackie Robinson, the first black athlete to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the modern era.

6. Jackie Robinson remembered around MLB on 77th anniversary of ...

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   Major League Baseball marked the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the sport’s color barrier on Monday. Robinson started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947 ...

7. When Jackie Robinson Made History, the Sports Pages Shrugged

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   Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/GettyThe debut of Jackie Robinson at Ebbets Field on opening day of the 1947 baseball season was nothing short of a watershed moment in ...

8. Jackie Robinson (miniseries) - Wikipedia

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   Jackie Robinson is a 2016 American television documentary miniseries directed by Ken Burns. It debuted as a two-part series, the first half premiering on April 11, 2016, and the second half airing the following night. It concerns the life of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in the major leagues of baseball in the modern era.

9. Man used Jackie Robinson contracts to steal millions from ...

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   The first contract Jackie Robinson signed along with Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey on Oct. 23, 1945, was an agreement to play for the Montreal Royals, the Dodgers' top farm club. The ...