Jimmy dugan bio
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James Dugan (director)
American actor and film director
James S. Dugan | |
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| Born | (1898-05-19)May 19, 1898 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Died | August 5, 1937(1937-08-05) (aged 39) Hollywood, California, United States |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 1921–1937 |
James Dugan (May 19, 1898 – August 5, 1937), also known as James S. Dugan or Jimmy Dugan was an American spelfilm director of the silent and early sound bio eras. While mostly used as an assistant or second enhet director, he had the opportunity to direct a few silent films. Dugan's career was cut short when he died in 1937 due to heart disease.
Life and career
[edit]Born on May 19, 1898, in Los Angeles, California, Dugan would enter the film industry at the age of 23, assisting the prolific director/actor Jerome Storm on the 1921 silent bio, Her Social Value. In 1927 he would have his first opportunity to have the top directing slot when he was tagged to direct the western
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Jim Duggan (baseball)
American baseball player (1885–1951)
Baseball player
James Elmer Duggan (June 1, 1885 – December 5, 1951) was an American professional baseball player. Except for one game with St. Louis Browns in 1911, first baseman Duggan spent his entire 11-year professional career in the minor leagues.
Early life and career
[edit]Duggan born on Monday, June 1, 1885, in Whiteland, Indiana. He graduated from Whiteland High School and attended Franklin College before entering pro ball with the Atlanta Crackers of the Southern Association in 1906. He was playing for the Holyoke, MassachusettsPapermakers (Connecticut League) in 1911 when the franchise folded on June 20. A few days later, the Browns summoned him to Detroit for a game with the Tigers. Batting seventh, Duggan went hitless in four at bats, drew a walk, drove in a run and scored once in a 6-5 St. Louis victory. It would be his only major league appearance.
After the majors
[edit]Duggan's last six pro
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Jimmy Dugan
Jimmy Dugan
Occupation
Physical description
Appearances
Jimmy Dugan is a main character in the 1992 film, A League of Their Own. He is portrayed by Tom Hanks.Biography[]
Jimmy is the manager of the Rockford Peaches. He was a former star on the Cubs. Jimmy is a cynical alcoholic. He treats the Women's Baseball League as a joke and is rude toward the players on his team, though begins to warm up to the team and eventually considers them "ballplayers".
Quotes[]
There's no crying in baseball!