Mike Donlin

Mike Donlin

A Rough and Rowdy Life from New York Baseball Idol to Stage and Screen

Spatz, Lyle; Steinberg, Steve

University of Nebraska Press

05/2024

368

Dura

Inglês

9781496238962

15 a 20 dias

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List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Historical Notes
Part 1. Mike before Mabel
1. Growing Up with Tragedy
2. "I'm Going to Be a Sensation in Baseball"
3. The Making of Mike Donlin
4. "Provided He Takes Care of Himself"
5. Donlin and McGraw Battle with American League Umpires
6. A Brutal Assault
7. A Return to the National League
8. "A Manager Who Can't Control Himself"
9. "I Am Through with Donlin!"
10. Goodbye to Cincinnati; Hello to Broadway
11. "I Guess I Have Had My Share of Trouble"
12. Mathewson Pitches the Giants to a World Series Title
13. The New York Hoodlums
Part 2. Mabel
14. Vaudeville, America's Other National Pastime
15. A Star Is Born
16. Mabel Meets Mike
Part 3. Mike and Mabel
17. A Season Interrupted
18. Chicago, Their Kind of Town
19. Mabel Tells Mike: Become a Changed Man-or Else
20. The Prodigal Returns
21. The Most Popular Ballplayer in New York
22. A Pennant Race Like No Other
23. Stealing Home
24. Will He or Won't He?
25. I Play for the Money
26. Despite Health Concerns, Mabel's Star Continues to Rise
27. A Return to Baseball
28. A Trade to Pittsburgh
29. Tragic End of a Loving Partnership
Part 4. Mike after Mabel
30. Life Goes On
31. Remarriage and a Final Return to the Major Leagues
32. Mike Enters the New World of Motion Pictures
33. Memphis Blues
34. Back on Broadway and Hollywood Calls
35. "The Very Breath of Life"
36. Acting Success and a Mysterious Illness
37. "Lights, Camera, Action" Continues to the End
38. A Life Well Lived
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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Sports; Sports History; Sports Studies; Baseball History; Baseball Studies; New York Giants Baseball Team; Professional Baseball; MLB; Major League Baseball; John McGraw; Turkey Mike; Substance Abuse; Alcohol Abuse; Alcoholic; Alcoholism; Angry Drunk; Mabel Hite; Vaudeville Actress; Tragic Death; Intestinal Cancer; Rita Ross; John Barrymore; Buster Keaton; Heart Attack; Deadball Era; Film Actor; Celebrity Athlete; Biography; American League; National League; Motion Picture