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The Pride of the Yankees Overview:

The Pride of the Yankees (1942) was a Drama - Drama Film directed by Sam Wood and produced by Samuel Goldwyn.

The film was based on the biography Lou Gehrig: Pride of the Yankees written by Paul Gallico 1942.

SYNOPSIS

This is one of the greatest of sports films and a much-lauded portrait of courage. Cooper plays Lou Gehrig, the first basemen for the fabled Yanks of the golden age of baseball, who suffered from a crippling and incurable disease that came to bear his name. The film's final scene of his farewell address at Yankee Stadium is a moving valedictory to a storied career.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

Academy Awards 1942 --- Ceremony Number 15 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best ActorGary CooperNominated
Best ActressTeresa WrightNominated
Best Art DirectionArt Direction: Perry Ferguson; Interior Decoration: Howard BristolNominated
Best CinematographyRudolph MatéNominated
Best Film EditingDaniel MandellWon
Best Music - ScoringLeigh HarlineNominated
Best PictureSamuel Goldwyn ProductionsNominated
Best WritingPaul GallicoNominated
Best WritingJo Swerling, Herman J. MankiewiczNominated
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The Pride of the Yankees BlogHub Articles:

The Pride of the Yankees Book Giveaway (June 12 – July 15)

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Ídolo, Amante e Herói / The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

By Lê on Jun 5, 2016 From Critica Retro

Ídolo, Amante e Herói / The Pride of the Yankees (1942) Quem não ama um herói que vem das camadas mais baixas da sociedade e triunfa, apesar de todas as dificuldades? Lou Gehrig era filho de imigrantes alemães, e logo no início do filme seu talento no beisebol é mostrado romanticamen... Read full article

The Pride of the Yankees (1942) – Updated

By 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 6, 2014 From 4 Star Films

Before superheroes headlined any Marvel or DC blockbuster, it was real life heroes that audiences wanted to see. No pastime was quite as popular as baseball and in that era Lou Gehrig was one of the titans along with Babe Ruth and the rest of the Yankees. You see this film is less of a biography (It... Read full article

Review: The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 6, 2014 From 4 Star Films

Before superheroes headlined any Marvel or DC blockbuster, it was real life heroes that audiences wanted to see. No pastime was quite as popular as baseball and in that era Lou Gehrig was one of the titans along with Babe Ruth and the rest of the Yankees. You see this film is less of a biography (It... Read full article

Review: The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

By 4 Star Film Fan on Sep 6, 2014 From 4 Star Films

Before superheroes headlined any Marvel or DC blockbuster, it was real life heroes that audiences wanted to see. No pastime was quite as popular as baseball and in that era Lou Gehrig was one of the titans along with Babe Ruth and the rest of the Yankees. You see this film is less of a biography (It... Read full article

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The Pride of the Yankees Quotes:

Lou Gehrig: Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
Lou Gehrig: Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.
Eleanor Gehrig: Lou Gehrig, I could learn to like you.
Lou Gehrig: All the arguing in the world can't change the decision of the umpire.
Lou Gehrig: People have to live their own lives. Nobody can live it for you. Nobody could have made a baseball player out of Uncle Otto, and nobody can make anything but a baseball player out of me.
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The Pride of the Yankees Facts
Sportswriter Hank Hanneman (Dan Duryea) is loosely based on Hearst newspapers writer Ford Frick, who was the ghost writer of Babe Ruth's autobiography. Later as Commissioner of Baseball he attempted to list Ruth's and Roger Maris' season home run records separately to preserve Ruth's record.
Sportswriter, "Sam Blake" (played by Walter Brennan) was loosely based on writer Fred Lieb, who was one of the Gehrig's closest friends.
Babe Ruth missed several days of shooting and filming, during the production, because of his own illness.
When Samuel Goldwyn began looking for someone to play Lou Gehrig in "Pride of the Yankees," he quizzed baseball writers. The Sporting News polled the fans, and their pick was Cleavland Indians pitcher Johnny Humphries because of the strong facial resemblance. Goodwyn considered the candidates and chose actor Gary Cooper for the role. In a later movie Lifeboat, Cooper mentions Johnny Humphries in a scene.
Lefty O'Doul worked with Gary Cooper to improve his batting style.
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