Hai cercato: Ted Williams
Conosciuto per: An Immortal Man (2015), Baseball (SERIE TV 1994), Late Night with Conan O'Brien (SERIE TV 1993)
Conosciuto per: Jumanji: Benvenuti nella giungla (2017), Un amico straordinario (2019), Green Hat Diner (2020)
Conosciuto per: Il brivido dell'imprevisto (SERIE TV 1979)
Ted Williams / 2009
Born in 1918 in San Diego, Williams was a latchkey child from a broken home, raised by a mother more dedicated to the Salvation Army than to her two sons, and by a father who spent more time away from home than in it. Williams found salvation by doing the one thing he loved most: hitting baseballs. In his rookie season with the Red Sox, where he would spend his entire career as a player, Williams batted .327, socked 31 homers and led the league with 145 RBI. Over the next 21 years, despite losing five seasons of his prime to active service as a U.S. Marine Corps pilot, Williams hit 521 home runs, twice captured the Triple Crown, and became the oldest man ever to win a batting title. He finished his career with a .344 lifetime batting average, was the last man to hit over .400 in a full season, batting .406 in 1941, and was a first-ballot inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Conosciuto per: Cutaway - Omicidio nel vuoto (2000), Two Shades of Blue (1999), Promised Land (2004)
Conosciuto per: Human Zoos: America's Forgotten History of Scientific Racism (2019)
Ted Williams: "The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived" / 2018
Ted Williams: “The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived” explores not only the Baseball Hall of Famer’s remarkable on-field accomplishments but also his complicated relationships with family, teammates, press, fans and himself. The film is narrated by Emmy-winning actor Jon Hamm and includes never-before-seen archival footage and in-depth interviews with those who knew and studied Williams, including his daughter Claudia Williams, author/journalist Ben Bradlee, Jr., veteran baseball writer Roger Angell and award-winning broadcasters Bob Costas and the late Dick Enberg. The program demonstrates the power of the heroic myth-making culture in which Williams flourished. Lesser-known topics explored in the film include Williams’ Mexican-American background, his experiences serving during World War II and the Korean War, and his deep rage over his mother’s virtual abandonment of him and his younger brother.
Conosciuto per: The Second Arrival (1998), Stranger in the House (1997)