"Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns"

1:30pm – 3:30pm
Released: 1994

Runtime: 120 min

Inning Six, The National Pastime, covers the 1940s and includes Joe DiMaggio’s celebrated hitting streak, the awe-inspiring performance of Ted Williams and what Burns calls “baseball’s finest moment” — the debut of Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.

About the Filmmaker: IPHF 2016 Inductee, Ken Burns is an American filmmaker, known for his style of using archival footage and photographs in documentary films. His widely known documentary series include The Civil War, Baseball, Jazz, The War, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea, Prohibition, The Roosevelts, and The Vietnam War. He was also executive producer of both The West, and Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies.

The lecture is $3 IPHF Members/$5 Non-Members

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