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Jan 15, 1978 · A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story: Directed by Fielder Cook. With Blythe Danner, Edward Herrmann, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Ramon Bieri. 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 ...
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- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Fielder Cook
- 1978-01-15
May 1, 2023 · 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.
Synopsis. A sentimental retelling of the love story of baseball immortal Lou Gehrig and his wife, told from her point of view. Originally this was to have premiered in October 1977, but ironically it was pre-empted by the World Series. Instead it had its initial airing opposite the Super Bowl Game!
- Fielder Cook
- Lainie Kazan
New York Yankees slugger Lou Gehrig (Edward Herrmann) was not a superstar player on the level of his rambunctious, cocky teammate Babe Ruth (Ramon Bieri), but he was a reliable and committed...
- Biography
- Blythe Danner
- Fielder Cook
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 Gehrigs' relationship, as well as Lou's feud with Babe Ruth.
Jan 27, 2007 · Directed by Fielder Cook, "A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story" begins with the elderly Eleanor telling her life's story to Durso (Robert Burr) at Yankee Stadium in a series of flashbacks.
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Jan 15, 1978 · Synopsis by Hal Erickson. Based on the 1976 autobiography My Luke and I by Eleanor Gehrig and Joseph Durso, Love Affair: The Eleanor & Lou Gehrig Story provides a slightly different slant on the events previously dramatized on film as Pride of the Yankees (1942).
