A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

9.5 1978 96 min
NR
Drama TV Movie

One of the most moving stories in the annals of sports is presented in this true drama documenting the love affair of baseball immortal Lou Gehrig and his wife Eleanor. Their romance spans the time period from his days…

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Director
Fielder Cook
Classification
NR

Cast

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Blythe Danner Eleanor Gehrig
Edward Herrmann Lou Gehrig
Gerald S. O'Loughlin Joe McCarthy
Ramon Bieri Babe Ruth
Jane Wyatt Eleanor's Mother
Patricia Neal Mrs. Gehrig
Georgia Engel Claire Ruth
Michael Lerner Dr. Canlan
David Ogden Stiers Dr. Charles Mayo
Gail Strickland Dorothy
Valerie Curtin Kitty McHie
Jennifer Penney Jennifer
Lainie Kazan Sophie Tucker
James Luisi Lazzeri
Joe E. Tata Gomez
William Wellman Jr. Dickey
Charles H. Gray Kenderly
Frederic Downs Papa Gehrig

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