A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story(1978) | Nominated for 2 Awards

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

(1978)

Legendary ballplayer and humanitarian Lou Gehrig and his relationship with his stalwart wife, Eleano...read more

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What nominations did A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story(1978) get?

Emmy Awards

Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

Emmy Awards

Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

Cast and Crew

Blanche Hanalis

Teleplay

David Manson

Producer

Michel Hugo

Director of Photography

Fielder Cook

Director

Ray Molyneaux

Set Decoration

CWF

Charles W. Fries

Executive Producer

HFZ

Herman F. Zimmerman

Art Direction

David Newhouse

Editor

Richard Berg

Executive Producer

ELM

Eddy Lawrence Manson

Music

Joseph Durso

Book

Eleanor Gehrig

Book

Blythe Danner

Edward Herrmann

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Ramon Bieri

Jane Wyatt

Patricia Neal

Georgia Engel

Michael Lerner

David Ogden Stiers

Gail Strickland

Valerie Curtin

Jennifer Penney

Lainie Kazan

James Luisi

Joe E. Tata

William Wellman Jr.

Charles H. Gray

Frederic Downs

James Greene

Robert Burr

Wynn Irwin

Scott Mulhern

Norman Bartold

George A. Cooper

Ellen Blake

Jan Jorden

Jonathan Sagall

Michael Yama

Milton Parsons

Victoria Carver

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A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

Legendary ballplayer and humanitarian Lou Gehrig and his relationship with his stalwart wife, Eleanor, are portrayed in this film that focuses on the Hall of Famer's life off the baseball field. Featuring unflinching looks at the Gehrigs' relationship, as well as Lou's feud with Babe Ruth. This film is for anyone interested in baseball. [imdb]

Production Company: NBC, Charles Fries Productions, Stonehenge Productions,

Country: United States of America

Genre: Drama, TV Movie

1h 35m

9/10

Where to Watch

Not available for United States

Unlock where to watch for all countries

What nominations did A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story(1978) get?

Emmy Awards

Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

Emmy Awards

Outstanding Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special

Cast and Crew

Blanche Hanalis

Teleplay

David Manson

Producer

Michel Hugo

Director of Photography

Fielder Cook

Director

Ray Molyneaux

Set Decoration

CWF

Charles W. Fries

Executive Producer

HFZ

Herman F. Zimmerman

Art Direction

David Newhouse

Editor

Richard Berg

Executive Producer

ELM

Eddy Lawrence Manson

Music

Joseph Durso

Book

Eleanor Gehrig

Book

Blythe Danner

Edward Herrmann

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Ramon Bieri

Jane Wyatt

Patricia Neal

Georgia Engel

Michael Lerner

David Ogden Stiers

Gail Strickland

Valerie Curtin

Jennifer Penney

Lainie Kazan

James Luisi

Joe E. Tata

William Wellman Jr.

Charles H. Gray

Frederic Downs

James Greene

Robert Burr

Wynn Irwin

Scott Mulhern

Norman Bartold

George A. Cooper

Ellen Blake

Jan Jorden

Jonathan Sagall

Michael Yama

Milton Parsons

Victoria Carver

Related Award winning Movies

Behind the Candelabra

Behind the Candelabra (2013)

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

EAFT

Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977)

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)

Grey Gardens

Grey Gardens (2009)

Love Among the Ruins

Love Among the Ruins (1975)

Temple Grandin

Temple Grandin (2010)

Door to Door

Door to Door (2002)

The Josephine Baker Story

The Josephine Baker Story (1991)

Game Change

Game Change (2012)

The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm (2002)

The Miracle Worker

The Miracle Worker (1979)

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

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Miss Rose White

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