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When sports writer Sam Blake observes Lou's excellence at baseball, he begins to write about him. One day, Sam goes to the fraternity to see if Lou is interested in playing ball for the New York Yankees.
- Sam Wood, John Sherwood
- Gary Cooper
The Pride of the Yankees is a 1942 American sports drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, directed by Sam Wood, and starring Gary Cooper, Teresa Wright, and Walter Brennan.
Columbia University student Lou Gehrig (played by Cooper) is discovered by sportswriter Sam Blake ( Walter Brennan ), who tries to recruit Gehrig for the New York Yankees.
- Lee Pfeiffer
Championed by sportswriter Sam Blake (Walter Brennan), Gehrig eventually gets recruited by the New York Yankees, joining a team of heavy hitters that includes the legendary Babe Ruth.
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- Gary Cooper
- Sam Wood
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
Apr 26, 2002 · Lou Gehrig died two years later at the age of 39 on June 2, 1941. One year after his death, Pride of the Yankees, the story of Gehrig’s life, was made, starring Gary Cooper as Lou, Teresa Wright as Eleanor, and Walter Brennan as the sportswriter Sam Blake.
Feb 8, 2011 · Sam Wood’s biopic is a nostalgic, straightforward tale of the rise and fall of Lou Gehrig, the “Iron Man” first baseman of the New York Yankees in the 1920s and 1930s, splendidly played by Gary Cooper at the prime of his form.
Sam Blake is the pseudonym of Irish mystery author Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin. She is also known as one of Ireland’s top literary coaches, agents, and scout. Blake is from St. Albans in the UK though she has lived in Scotland ever since she got married to Shane O’Loughlin, a member of the Irish Police.
