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Henry Louis "Lou" or "Buster"Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) was an American baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1923–1939). Gehrig set several major league records, including most career grand slams (23) and most consecutive games played (2,130). Gehrig is chiefly remembered for his prowess as a hitter and his durability, a trait which earned him his nickname "The Iron Horse", as well as the pathos of his farewell from baseball at age 36, when he was stricken with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Gehrig was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. In 1969 he was voted the greatest first baseman of all time by the Baseball Writers' Association, and was the leading vote-getter on the Major League Baseball All-Century Team, chosen by fans in 1999.
A native of New York City, he played for the Yankees until his career was cut short by ALS, a disorder now commonly known in the United States and Canada as Lou Gehrig's disease. Over a 15-season span from 1925 through 1939, he played in 2,130 consecutive games. This streak ended only when Gehrig became disabled by the fatal neuromuscular disease that claimed his life two years later. His streak, long considered one of baseball's few unbreakable records, stood for 56 years, until finally broken by Cal Ripken, Jr., of the Baltimore Orioles on September 6, 1995.
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LOU GEHRIG'S FAREWELL
Actors: Irma P. Hall (actress), Joan Scheckel (actress), Richard Tyson (actor), Peter Donat (actor), J.C. Quinn (actor), Kelly McGillis (actress), Michael Papajohn (actor), Larry Cedar (actor), Ron Dean (actor), Bruce Boxleitner (actor), John Goodman (actor), James Cromwell (actor), W. Earl Brown (actor), Elmer Bernstein (composer), Bill Finnegan (producer),
Plot: Traces the career of Babe Ruth from his days as a youngster in an orphanage to his last days as a manager. Includes such moments as the famous predicted home run and the promise to little Johnny.
Keywords: 1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, adultery, alcoholic, babe-ruth, baltimore-maryland, baseball, baseball-movieActors: Adam Goldberg (actor), Neal McDonough (actor), Bruce Weitz (actor), Donald Moffat (actor), Brian Doyle-Murray (actor), Steve Dorff (composer), Stephen Lang (actor), John Anderson (actor), Andy Schofield (actor), William Lucking (actor), Annabelle Weenick (actress), Pete Rose (actor), Lisa Zane (actress), Terry Gusto (miscellaneous crew), Stephen R. Campanella (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama, Sport,Actors: Edward Herrmann (actor), Milton Parsons (actor), Blythe Danner (actress), Patricia Neal (actress), Charles W. Fries (producer), Lainie Kazan (actress), Jane Wyatt (actress), William Wellman Jr. (actor), Michael Lerner (actor), Michael Yama (actor), David Ogden Stiers (actor), George A. Cooper (actor), Fielder Cook (director), Gerald S. O'Loughlin (actor), James Greene (actor),
Plot: Legendary ballplayer and humanitarian Lou Gehrig and his relationship with his stalwart wife, Eleanor are portrayed in this film that focuses on the Hall of Famer's life off the baseball field. Featuring unflinching looks at the Gehrig's relationship, as well as Lou's feud with Babe Ruth. This film is for anyone interested in baseball.
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Plot: Saunders with his Cattlemen's Protective Agency is running roughshod over the ranchers. Lawyer Larry Kimball is fighting him but he needs a rancher that will stand up with him against Saunders. He finds him when Lou Gehrig retires from baseball to take up ranching. Lou expects to relax on his ranch but quickly joins Larry in the fight.
Keywords: lawyer, rancher(Thierry Hazard)
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Elle passe aussitot chez sa cousine Berthe
Ensemble elles courent au club-Ã -gogo
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Sous les éclairs des stroboscopes, elles dansent le jerk !
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Roger admire beaucoup Lénine. Roger admire beaucoup Lennon
Et dans la fanfare de l'usine, le dimanche, il joue du trombone.
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Il prend le bus de dix-huit heures dix-sept
Et file tout droit au club-Ã -gogo
Pour aller danser le jerk sur de la musique pop
Sous les éclairs des stroboscopes, il danse le jerk !
(Saxophone solo)
Un soir Roger rencontra Joséphine. Il lui dit "C'que vous etes mignonne."
"Vous etes belle comme une speakerine."
"Venez chez moi ! J'vous jouerai du trombone."
Et par un beau matin d'hiver, Joséphine et Roger se marièrent.
Ils eurent des quadruplés qu'ils prénommèrent
Gustave, Alphonse, Saturnin, Philibert.
Ils leur apprirent le... Ils leur apprirent le... Ils leur apprirent le...
Jerk ! Sur de la musique pop
Et tous ensemble, quand vient le soir
Ils prennent le bus de dix-huit heures dix-sept
Pour aller danser le jerk sur de la musique pop
Toute la nuit, comme à Woodstock, ils dansent le jerk !