Ida Schnall
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| Born | August 27, 1889 |
| Died | February 14, 1973 (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Ida Schnall (27 August 1889 - 14 February 1973) was the captain of the New York Female Giants baseball team and later a Hollywood actress.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Perhaps the greatest female athlete of her time, Schnall excelled at multiple sports including baseball, swimming, diving and tennis. She was also a fitness instructor and dancer. The 1912 Summer Olympics were opened to female divers and swimmers, but Schnall and other women were barred from participating by James Edward Sullivan of the United States Olympic Committee.[1][3][4] In 1915 Schnall was named America's most beautifully formed woman. She died on 14 February 1973 in Los Angeles, California.[5]
Filmography[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Paula D. Welch (2004). History of American physical education and sport.
- ^ Sharon Ruth Guthrie (1994). Women and sport: interdisciplinary perspectives.
- ^ "Hot Shot for Jim Sullivan". New York Times. July 19, 1913. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
- ^ Colette Dowling (2000). The frailty myth: women approaching physical equality. Random House.
Ida Schnall, wanted to enter, but Sullivan put the kibosh on it. It wasn't until after he died, in 1914, that the gates to the competition began to open ...
- ^ She may have died under the name "Ida Schnall Carver"
- ^ "Feature Films". Chicago Tribune. January 23, 1916.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (2012). "Undine". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2009-11-22.
External links[edit]
- Ida Schnall at IMDb
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