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Sixteen years after Jackie Robinson’s debut, Bob Oliver got to see baseball’s...
As he walked through the airport with his teammates, Bob Oliver noticed a familiar face. He had never met the woman, but he approached her and introduced himself. They shook hands. The conversation was...
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Breaking barriers: Jackie Robinson photo captures defining moment in baseball...
It might be the most powerful and significant photo in Canadian baseball history, and certainly the most famous shot of Jackie Robinson as a Montreal Royal. FilesJackie Robinson holding a glove,...
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Cito Gaston credits Jackie Robinson for his success: ‘He changed the world’
Cito Gaston remembers the humiliating treatment he endured growing up in mid-century America. Born in 1944, the boy who grew up to become a baseball player primarily with the Atlanta Braves and San...
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’42′ actor Chadwick Boseman finds inspiration in playing Jackie Robinson
LOS ANGELES — Chadwick Boseman understood that playing Jackie Robinson in the baseball movie 42 wasn’t just another career move. Opening on April 12, the biopic chronicles the pivotal time when the...
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John C. McGinley brings his A game to ‘42’ as announcer Red Barber
John C. McGinley has always enjoyed a solid reputation as a collaborative actor who is a whip-smart improviser. McGinley confirmed those abilities playing the caustic Dr. Perry Cox on the long-running...
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How Clay Hopper’s attitude was transformed by Jackie Robinson
MONTREAL – In December 1945, Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey told Clay Hopper he had been promoted to manage the organization’s top minor league team, the Montreal Royals, in the coming year....
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Harrison Ford sees ‘42’ as window into ugly reality of racism
LOS ANGELES — A crafty Harrison Ford continues to question any answers pundits might have about his possible Hans Solo involvement in the recently announced Star Wars movie reboot. He’s just as obscure...
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42, reviewed: Jackie Robinson biopic a major-league effort in avoiding sports...
42Rating: Director: Brian HelgelandCast: Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Rated: PG-13Genre: DramaDuration: 128 minutesRelease date: Apr 12, 2013Synopsis: This biopic of groundbreaking...
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42′s John C. McGinley talks Jays, Mets, and Stanley Cup predictions
John C. McGinley plays sportscaster Red Barber in the Jackie Robinson biopic called 42, which opens April 12. But the actor preferred the field of play rather than the sidelines growing up in New York....
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A deeper look at Jackie Robinson’s worth
“He knew he had to do well. He knew that the future of blacks in baseball depended on it. The pressure was enormous, overwhelming, and unbearable at times. I don’t know how he held up. I know I never...
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Popcorn Panel: 42 is going … going … where?
Everyone knows it’s rude to talk during a movie, but once the credits roll, you’re bound to have an opinion that needs, nay demands, sharing. Every other week in Post Movies experts, artists and movie...
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Who says baseball movies don’t make money? Jackie Robinson biopic 42 hits...
Baseball has scored a rare hit in Hollywood, while another American institution — Tom Cruise — has delivered his latest hit overseas. The Jackie Robinson tale 42 took in US$27.3-million to claim the...
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Jackie Robinson biopic 42 gets personal with allegations of racism by...
Jackie Robinson was no stranger to controversy, and his recent biopic 42 knows something about that now, too. The daughter of pitcher Fritz Ostermueller is speaking out to TMZ over what she says is an...
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In his own words: John C. McGinley on 42, creating the iconic Red Barber’s...
When John C. McGinley signed on to play iconic Brooklyn Dodgers broadcaster Red Barber in the recent Jackie Robinson biopic 42 — new on DVD and download this week — the veteran stage and screen actor...
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