film "The Pride of the Yankees"

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"The Pride of the Yankees" is a classic 1942 biographical sports drama film that portrays the life and career of legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, culminating in his battle with ALS.

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instanceOf American film
biographical film
film
sports drama film
about New York Yankees history
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
professional baseball
basedOn life of Lou Gehrig
character Babe Ruth
Eleanor Gehrig
Lou Gehrig
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts Lou Gehrig's battle with ALS
New York Yankees
director Sam Wood
distributor RKO Radio Pictures
filmFormat black-and-white film
follows baseball career of Lou Gehrig
genre biographical film
drama film
sports drama
hasTheme heroism in adversity
sportsmanship
tragedy of illness
mainSubject Lou Gehrig
narrativeLocation Major League Baseball
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Original Story
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Dramatic Picture
Academy Award for Best Screenplay
notableScene Lou Gehrig's farewell speech at Yankee Stadium
originalLanguage English
producer Samuel Goldwyn
productionCompany Samuel Goldwyn Productions
publicationDate 1942
releaseYear 1942
runtime approximately 128 minutes
screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz
Jo Swerling
setInLocation New York City
Yankee Stadium
setInPeriod 20th century
stars Babe Ruth
Bill Dickey
Bob Meusel
Gary Cooper
Teresa Wright
Walter Brennan

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Lou Gehrig subjectOf film "The Pride of the Yankees"
Sam Wood notableWork The Pride of the Yankees
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Sam Wood workedOn The Pride of the Yankees
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Samuel Goldwyn notableFilm The Pride of the Yankees (1942 film)
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Herman J. Mankiewicz screenwriterFor The Pride of the Yankees
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Gary Cooper notableWork The Pride of the Yankees
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The Pride of the Yankees notableScene Lou Gehrig's farewell speech at Yankee Stadium
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Leigh Harline workedOn The Pride of the Yankees (1942 film)
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Daniel Mandell edited The Pride of the Yankees
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Teresa Wright notableWork The Pride of the Yankees
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Teresa Wright portrayedIn The Pride of the Yankees
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Jo Swerling notableWork The Pride of the Yankees
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Jo Swerling wroteScreenplayFor The Pride of the Yankees
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