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The Jackie Robinson Story

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Order Number	00049007
Title	The Jackie Robinson Story
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 8621
Date	1950
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Notes	Used in the Exhibit: Play by Play - A Century of L.A. Sports Photography, 1899-1989.
Historical Data	Long before he broke Major League Baseball's color line with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson starred at Pasadena's Muir High, then at Pasadena Junior College, then at UCLA. During the 1940s, he also played professionally, with the L.A. Bulldogs (football) and the L.A. Red Devils (basketball). According to eye-witnesses, the 5-foot-10 Robinson was one of the first players to dunk during a game. After his success in the Majors, he portrayed himself in the film "The Jackie Robinson Story" with Ruby Dee. He died in 1972.
Description	Jackie Robinson and Ruby Dee starring in the "The Jackie Robinson Story." Photograph dated July 11, 1950.
Subject	Robinson, Jackie,--1919-1972. Dee, Ruby. Baseball players--United States. Basketball players--United States. Football players--United States. Motion picture actors and actresses--United States. Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection