Object Details
Associated Name
Dean, Dizzy
St. Louis Cardinals
Dailey, Dan
Description
Lobby card for the 1952 movie The Pride of St. Louis. Directed by Harmon Jones, the film is a biography of baseball pitcher Jay “Dizzy” Dean, with Dean played by Dan Dailey, Richard Crenna as Dean’s brother “Daffy” and Joan Dru as his wife Patricia. The film’s screenplay, written by Herman J. Mankiewicz and Guy Trosper, was nominated for an Oscar.
A four-time All-Star, Dizzy Dean played Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals (1930, 1932-1937) and Chicago Cubs (1938-1941). He made a one-game novelty appearance at the end of the 1947 season for the St. Louis Browns, with whom he was a broadcaster. The 1934 National League MVP, Dean had a lifetime 150-83 win-loss record with 1,163 strikeouts. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953.
1952 biographical drama The Pride of St. Louis. The text reads: "The crazily wonderful story of that lovable, laughable, grinnin' foghorn dizzy dean.” The Pride of St. Louis stars Dan Dailey and Joanne Dru.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Dr. Ronald L. Gabriel (through Thomas J. Cholis)
date made
1952
ID Number
2009.3098.12
nonaccession number
2009.3098
catalog number
2009.3098.12
Object Name
poster, movie
print, lobby card
lobby card
lobby card, baseball
Physical Description
cardboard (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 13 1/2 in x 11 in; 34.29 cm x 27.94 cm
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Movie Collection
Data Source
National Museum of American History
name of sport
Baseball
web subject
Motion Pictures
Sports
Subject
Entertainment
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1391045