A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on January 14, 2010 by lmharnisch
Jan. 14, 1952, Hedda Hopper 
Jan. 14, 1952: Hedda Hopper says, “Katharine Hepburn steps up to bat to take lessons from Pinky Woods, star pitcher of the Hollywood Stars. It's for her role of an all-around athlete in 'Pat and Mike,' in which she plays a femme Joe DiMaggio.”

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1 Response to A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

  1. keith's avatar keith says:
    January 15, 2010 at 11:42 am

    Larry, Pinky Woods was one of those players who only made the big leagues during World War II when players were in short supply. But if you had to stay in the minors, Hollwywood wasn’t a bad gig at all…. And according to none other than Wikipedia, he got his nickname after losing one of his toes because he got spiked!

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