Photos: Baseball great Jackie Robinson, ’42’, is the focus of a new Warner Bros. film
April 10, 2013
FILE - In this April 15, 1947 file photo, from left, Brooklyn Dodgers baseball players John Jorgensen, Pee Wee Reese, Ed Stanky and Jackie Robinson pose at Ebbets Field in New York. On this day, Robinson became the first African-American player in Major League Baseball when he stepped onto Ebbets Field to compete for the Brooklyn Dodgers. (AP Photo) ( BROOKLYN DODGERS INFIELD )
FILE - Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player Jackie Robinson poses in 1952. (AP Photo/File) ( Jackie Robinson Movie Baseball )
Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers' first baseman, posed action at Ebbets Field in 1947. (AP Photo) ( JACKIE ROBINSON )
Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers' first baseman, is shown at Ebbets Field in 1947. (AP Photo) ( JACKIE ROBINSON )
Jackie Robinson entering the Dodgers Club House in his minor league uniform. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)
Brooklyn Dodgers' Jackie Robinson, first black to ever be admitted into the Major Leagues, is at first base at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn in 1947. (AP Photo) ( DODGERS JACKIE ROBINSON )
Jackie Robinson (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)
Jackie Robinson (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)
Members of the National League Pennant bound Brooklyn Dodgers are pictured at Ebbets Field, Sept. 20, 1947. Left to right front are Stan Strull, batboy and Norman Berman, ballboy. First row are Pete Reiser, Stan Rojek, Al Gionfriddo, Eddie Stanky, Vic Lombardi, coach Jake Pitler, manager Burt Shotton, coach Clyde Sukeforth, unidentified coach, Cookie Lavagetto, Hank Behrman, Peewee Reese. Second row: Eddie Miksis, Johnny Jorgensen, Dan Bankhead, Gene Hermanski, Gil Hodges, Hal Gregg, Carl Furillo, Rex Barney, Harry Taylor, Ralph Branca, Harold Parrott. Third row: trainer Harold Wendler, property man Dan Comerford, Jackie Robinson, Hugh Casey, Joe Hatten, Dixie Walker, Clyde King, Bobby Bragan, Bruce Edwards, Arky Vaughan, assisstant property man John Griffin. (AP Photo/Harry Harris) ( BROOKLYN DODGERS )
Jackie Robinson with Dodgers' owner Walter O'Malley. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)
Jackie Robinson. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)
Jackie Robinson. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)
Jackie Robinson. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)
Jackie Robinson (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)
Undated photo of US baseball star Jackie Robinson as he signs a then-record contract to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson, who endured insults and death threats to integrate United States sports, was honored 15 April by the permanent retirement of his jersey number throughout Major League baseball. The contract, the highest salary in Dodger history up to then, was for US $35, 000 a year. (STR/AFP/Getty Images) ( SAPA970416394210 )
FILE - In this April 15, 1947 file photo, from left, Brooklyn Dodgers baseball players John Jorgensen, Pee Wee Reese, Ed Stanky and Jackie Robinson pose at Ebbets Field in New York. (AP Photo, File) ( Jackie Robinson Movie Baseball )
1987: Rachel Robinson, the widow of major-league baseball's first black player, Jackie Robinson, addresses the crowd at Dodger Stadium. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)
Jackie Robinson, shown stealing home against the Chicago Cubs in 1952. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)
Jackie Robinson swings and hits during a scene in the film of his career, Feb. 20, 1950, in Anaheim, California. (AP Photo/Frank Filan) ( JACKIE ROBINSON FILM 1950 )
Jackie Robinson is congratulated by Stan Musial. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)
A statue of Pee Wee Reese (L) and Jackie Robinson, stands after being cleaned of racist graffiti on August 9, 2013 in the Coney Island neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Robinson broke the color barrier for Major League Baseball in 1947 when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and Reese was a teammate and supporter. The statue was unveiled in 2005. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) ( 176042960AB003_JACKIE_ROBIN )
Jackie Robinson was elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame in 1962. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)
Jackie Robinson with wife, Rachel. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)
Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey as Robinson signed professional contract with Dodger organization in 1946. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)
FILE - In this June 30, 1971 file photo, Jackie Robinson poses at his home in Stamford, Conn. (AP Photo/File) ( jackie Robinson Movie Baseball )
Jackie Robinson shown April 11, 1947 in Montreal uniform on left and Brooklyn Dodgers uniform. (AP Photo) ( Jackie Robinson )
Brooklyn Dodgers new first base coach George Sisler, center, talks with four Dodgers first basemen, from left, Howie Schultz, Ed Stevens, Jackie Robinson, and Tom Brown, at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 23, 1947. Sisler is the former St. Louis Browns first baseman. (AP Photo) ( BROOKLYN DODGERS 1947 )
FILE - In a May 9, 1947 file photo, Jackie Robinson, left, Brooklyn Dodgers' first baseman, looks over the bat Philadelphia Phillies manager Ben Chapman uses during practice, as he prepared to play his first Philadelphia game for the Dodgers. The Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a resolution Thursday, March 31, 2016, naming April 15, 2016 as a day to honor Robinson's achievements and to apologize for the racism he faced while visiting Philadelphia in 1947. Robinson was refused service by a local hotel and then taunted by Philadelphia Phillies manager Ben Chapman, who, along with players, mercilessly hurled racial slurs at Robinson each time he came to bat. (AP Photo, File) ( Philadelphia Apology Jackie Robinson )
The Dodgers' Jackie Robinson drops bat and takes off for first after bunting safely in the fifth inning of the game with the Giants at Ebbets Field, July 3, 1947 in New York. (AP Photo) ( Jackie Robinson )
Jackie Robinson (left), Brooklyn Dodgers baseman who was named "Rookie of the Year" by Sporting News, a baseball publication, chats at Sportsmans Park in St. Louis, Sept. 12, 1947 with J.G. Taylor Spink (center), editor of Sporting News, and Dodgers Manager Burt Shotton just before the St. Louis Cardinals-Dodgers game, Sept. 13, 1947. (AP Photo) ( Rookie Of The Year )
Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers star since breaking into Major League baseball in 1947, is shown with his wife, Rachel, and their four-year-old son, Jackie Jr., in their home in Stamford, Conn., Dec. 13, 1956. (AP Photo/John Lindsay) ( DODGERS TRADE ROBINSON GIANTS )
Jackie Robinson, who retired after a 10-year career, waves as he leaves the clubhouse after collecting his belongings at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 7, 1957. Robinson, 38, became the first black baseball player in the modern major leagues when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. (AP Photo/Jacob Harris) ( DODGERS ROBINSON RETIRES )
A statue of Pee Wee Reese (L) and Jackie Robinson, stands after being cleaned of racist graffiti on August 9, 2013 in the Coney Island neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Robinson broke the color barrier for Major League Baseball in 1947 when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers and Reese was a teammate and supporter. The statue was unveiled in 2005. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) ( 176042960AB001_JACKIE_ROBIN )
Close-up of the Jackie Robinson award at the 35th Anniversary of the Jackie Robinson Foundation at the Waldorf Astoria hotel on March 3, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for the Jackie Robinson Foundation) ( 80067093VA023_Bill_Cosby_Ho )
Flanked by U.S. President George W. Bush (L) and Speaker of the House Dennis Haster (R-IL) (R), Rachel Robinson (C), widow of baseball player Jackie Robinson receives the Congressional Gold Medal that is presented to her husband during a ceremony March 2, 2005 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Jackie Robinson was recognized for his legendary baseball career, his lifetime of breaking down barriers and his unending fight for justice. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 52260954AW002_President_Bus )
First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at the start of a student workshop with the cast and crew of the film "42" on April 2, 2013 in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC. From left: actor Harrison Ford, who plays Major League Baseball executive Branch Rickey and Rachel Robinson, widow of Jackie Robinson. The movie is the life story of US baseball player Jackie Robinson. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images) ( Was7417874 )
First Lady Michelle Obama, right, introduces a panel of the cast and crew of the movie "42", with, from left, writer and director Brian Helgeland, actor Harrison Ford, actor Chadwick Boseman, and Rachel Robinson, 90, widow of baseball great Jackie Robinson at the start of a panel workshop for high school and college students from across the country, Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ( White House Jackie Robinson Movie )
Actor Harrison Ford listens at left as Rachel Robinson, 90, widow of baseball great Jackie Robinson talks about her late husband during a workshop for high school and college students based on the movie, "42," Tuesday, April 2, 2013, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ( White House Jackie Robinson Movie )
Rachel Robinson (in white), the widow of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, and her family attend the Los Angeles Premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' '42' at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 9, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images) ( Was7438908 )
Widow of baseball player Jackie Robinson, Rachel Robinson attends the after party for the Los Angeles premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' "42" on April 9, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) ( 165877102CG00006_Premiere_O )
Rachel Robinson (in white), the widow of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, and her family attend the Los Angeles Premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' '42' at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 9, 2013 in Hollywood, California. (JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images) ( Was7438911 )
(L-R) Actor Chadwick Boseman, Jackie Robinson's widow Rachel Robinson and producer Thomas Tull pose at the after party for the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' "42" at the Chinese Theatre on April 9, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) ( 165877102KW00024_Premiere_O )
The Jackie Robinson Hall of Fame plaque is shown at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' "42" at the Chinese Theatre on April 9, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) ( 165877077KW00049_Premiere_O )
Rachel Robinson, widow of the late baseball great Jackie Robinson, speaks during the "Salute to Jackie Robinson Night" at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles Saturday, April 5, 1997. The salute paid tribute to the 50th anniversary of Robinson's historic debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers, which broke major league baseball's color barrier. Seated behind Rachel are Robinson's former teammate Don Newcombe, left, and Dodgers owner Peter O'Malley. (AP Photo/Steve Grason) ( ROBINSON ANNIVERSARY )
This film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson in a scene from "42." Kansas City's Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is hosting an advance screening of an upcoming movie about Jackie Robinson, who broke major league baseball's color barrier. Thomas Butch of the financial firm Waddell and Reed announced Wednesday, March 20, 2013, that actors Harrison Ford and Andre Holland will be among those appearing at an April 11 screening of "42." The film chronicles Robinson's rise from the Negro Leagues' Kansas City Monarchs in 1945 to the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, when he won the inaugural Rookie of the Year award. The film opens nationwide on April 12. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, D. Stevens) ( Jackie Robinson Movie )
This film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson, right, and Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey in a scene from "42." (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, D. Stevens) ( Film Review 42 )
Chadwick Boseman, left, who plays Jackie Robinson in "42," poses with fellow cast member Harrison Ford at the Los Angeles premiere of "42" at the TCL Chinese Theater on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) ( LA Premiere of 42 Arrivals )
Rachel Robinson, widow of the late baseball legend Jackie Robinson, poses at the Los Angeles premiere of the film at the TCL Chinese Theater on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) ( LA Premiere of 42 Arrivals )
Chadwick Boseman, left, who plays baseball legend Jackie Robinson in "42," poses with fellow cast member Harrison Ford and his wife Calista Flockhart at the Los Angeles premiere of the film at the TCL Chinese Theater on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) ( LA Premiere of 42 Arrivals )
Chadwick Boseman, who plays baseball legend Jackie Robinson in "42," poses at the Los Angeles premiere of the film at the TCL Chinese Theater on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) ( LA Premiere of 42 Arrivals )
This publicity film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Chadwick Boseman, right, as Jackie Robinson in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ drama “42,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures) ( Film-Jackie Robinson )
Baseball legend Jackie Robinson's widow Rachel Robinson poses with family members at the Los Angeles premiere of "42" at the TCL Chinese Theater on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) ( LA Premiere of 42 Arrivals )
This publicity film image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Chadwick Boseman, left, as Jackie Robinson and Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey in Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ drama “42,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Pictures, D. Stevens) ( Film-Jackie Robinson )
Dodger players all wear #42 on their jerseys in honor of Jackie Robinson at Dodger Stadium against the San Diego Padres, Sunday April 15, 2007. (Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News) ( DS16-DODGERS-MB1.jpg )
Dodger players all wear #42 on their jerseys in honor of Jackie Robinson while Jackie's widow, Rachel Robinson, speaks to the crowd and is shown on the jumbotron at Dodger Stadium against the San Diego Padres, Sunday April 15, 2007. (Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News) ( DS16-DODGERS-MB3.jpg )
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig gives Rachel Robinson the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award at Dodger Stadium before the game against the San Diego Padres, Sunday April 15, 2007. (Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News) ( DS16-DODGERS-MB4.jpg )
The Dodgers' Wilson Valdez, center, congratulates teammates after beating the San Diego Padres 9-3 at Dodger Stadium during Jackie Robinson Day, Sunday April 15, 2007. (Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News) ( DS16-DODGERS-MB13.jpg )
After hitting a homer in the bottom of fifth inning, Dodgers' Jeff Kent, right, high-fives his teammates in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers wore the number 42 to honor Jackie Robinson. (Los Angeles Daily News file photo)
BOSTON - APRIL 16: The Tampa Bay Rays gather on the pitchers mound in the fourth inning against the Boston Red Sox on April 16, 2010 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. The Tampa Bay Rays wore the number 42 to honor Jackie Robinson. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) ( 60176606 )
Los Angeles Dodgers' Dee Gordon reacts after a game winning single with bases loaded as Juan Rivera scores to beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 in the ninth inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles on Sunday, April 15, 2012. Jackie Robinson's Nephew William Robinson, left, cheers while wearing the number "42" jersey. The Dodgers wore the number 42 to honor Jackie Robinson. (Keith Birmingham/Pasadena Star-News) ( PADRES-DODGERS )
Ike Davis (L) of the New York Mets is congratulated by teammate David Wright after Davis hit a two run-hommer against the Philadelphia Phillies in a MLB baseball game on April 15, 2012 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To commemorate Jackie Robinson Day, all players and coaches will be wearing #42. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) ( New York Mets v Philadelphia Phillies )
The Toronto Blue Jays stand for the National Anthem before action against the Baltimore Orioles during MLB action at the Rogers Centre April 15, 2012 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Both teams wore the number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. (Photo by Abelimages/Getty Images) ( 139222486-ABE002-JAYS_ORIOLES )
Hanley Ramirez of the Miami Marlins celebrates hitting a bases loaded walk off single in the 11th inning during a game against the Houston Astros at Marlins Park on April 15, 2012 in Miami, Florida. Both teams wore the number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) ( 139242735ME021_HOUSTON_ASTR )
Ryan Ludwick walks off the field with teammates Zack Cozart, Scott Rolen, and Jay Bruce after hitting a grand slam against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on April 15, 2012 in Washington, DC. In honor of Jackie Robinson Day, all players across Major League Baseball wore number 42. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) ( 139222513PM011_CINCINNATI_R )
Aramis Ramirez of the Milwaukee Brewers is congratulated by teammates after scoring a second inning run against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on April 15, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. All uniformed team members are wearing jersey number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson Day. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) ( 139222515SC006_BREWERS_BRAVES )
This April 7, 2013 photo shows a plaque on a house in the Brooklyn borough of New York, where baseball great Jackie Robinson once lived. The sign says: “The first African-American major league baseball player lived here from 1947 to 1949.” A new movie, “42,” tells Robinson’s inspiring story as the man who integrated Major League Baseball. The house at 5224 Tilden Ave. in East Flatbush is one of a number of places in Brooklyn connected to Robinson. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz) ( Travel Jackie Robinson's Brooklyn )
This April 9, 2013 photo shows Jackie Robinson’s gravesite, where fans still leave tributes to the man who integrated Major League Baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz) ( Travel Jackie Robinson's Brooklyn )