Joe DiMaggio1914 - 1999

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Actor

Popularity

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Famous

Biography

Joseph Paul DiMaggio (born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio; November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999), nicknamed "Joltin' Joe", "the Yankee Clipper", and "Joe D.", was an American baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. He is widely considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time and is best known for setting the record for the longest hitting streak in baseball (56 games from May 15 – July 16, 1941), which still stands today. He was a three-time American League (AL) Most Valuable Player Award winner and an All-Star in each of his 13 seasons. During his tenure with the Yankees, the club won ten American League pennants and nine World Series championships. His nine career World Series rings are second only to fellow Yankee Yogi Berra, who won ten. At the time of his retirement after the 1951 season, he ranked fifth in career home runs (361) and sixth in career slugging percentage (.579). He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955 and was voted the sport's greatest living player in a poll taken during baseball's centennial year of 1969. His brothers Vince (1912–1986) and Dom (1917–2009) were also major league center fielders. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces on February 17, 1943, rising to the rank of sergeant. He spent most of his military career playing for baseball teams and in exhibition games, and superiors gave him special privileges due to his prewar fame. Embarrassed by his lifestyle, he requested that he be given a combat assignment but was turned down. He was released on a medical discharge in September 1945, due to chronic stomach ulcers.  In January 1937, he met actress Dorothy Arnold on the set of Manhattan Merry-Go-Round. He announced their engagement on April 25, 1939, they married on November 19, 1939, and had a son, Joseph Paul DiMaggio Jr. (1941–1999). They divorced in 1944, while he was on leave from the Yankees during World War II. He and actress Marilyn Monroe eloped on January 14, 1954. The union was troubled from the start by his jealousy and controlling attitude; he was also physically abusive. After returning from New York City to Hollywood in October 1954, she filed for divorce after only nine months of marriage. He underwent therapy, stopped drinking alcohol, and expanded his interests beyond baseball. He reentered her life as her marriage to Arthur Miller was ending. On February 10, 1961, he secured her release from Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic in Manhattan. She joined him in Florida where he was a batting coach for the Yankees. Their "just friends" claim did not stop remarriage rumors from flying. Bob Hope "dedicated" Best Song nominee "The Second Time Around" to them at the 33rd Academy Awards. According to Maury Allen's biography, he was told that DiMaggio left his employ on August 1, 1962, because he had decided to ask Monroe to remarry him. Four days later, on August 5, she was found dead in her Brentwood home. Devastated, he claimed her body and arranged for her funeral. He barred Hollywood's elite and members of the Kennedy family from attending, including President John F. Kennedy. He had a half-dozen red roses delivered to her crypt three times a week for 20 years. He refused to talk about her publicly or otherwise exploit their relationship. He never married again.

Credits

Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Say Hey, Willie Mays!

2022

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

6
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Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe
Dream Girl: The making of Marilyn Monroe

2022

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

8.7
0.5
Rat Pack
Rat Pack

2022

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

9
0.5
Reel Baseball: Baseball's Golden Era the Way Americans Witnessed It
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0.1
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak
WWE: Undertaker 20-0 - The Streak

2012

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

8.8
0.4
The House of Steinbrenner
The House of Steinbrenner

2010

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

5.5
0.1
Marilyn Monroe: Death of an Icon
Marilyn Monroe: Death of an Icon

2010

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

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Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved
Marilyn Monroe: I Want to Be Loved

2010

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

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MLB Vintage World Series Films: New York Yankees
MLB Vintage World Series Films: New York Yankees

2006

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

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Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard
Transformation: The Life and Legacy of Werner Erhard

2006

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

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Marilyn on Marilyn
Marilyn on Marilyn

2001

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

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0.1
The First of May
The First of May

1999

Drama • Family

as Self

7.2
0.5
Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?
Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?

1997

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

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Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess
Marilyn Monroe: The Mortal Goddess

1994

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

6.8
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Joe Dimaggio 1, 2, 3
Joe Dimaggio 1, 2, 3

1991

Comedy • Documentary

as Self

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0.1
Super Stars of Sports: Baseball
Super Stars of Sports: Baseball

1991

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

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The Record Breakers
The Record Breakers

1991

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

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Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III

1990

Comedy • Music • TV Movie

as Self

4
0.8
New York Yankees: The Movie
New York Yankees: The Movie

1987

Documentary • History

as Self

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Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

1986

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

7.5
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Mi Marilyn
Mi Marilyn

1975

Documentary

as Self (archive footage)

6.1
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1969 New York Mets: The Official World Series Film
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Angels in the Outfield
Angels in the Outfield

1951

Comedy • Drama • Family • Fantasy

as Joe DiMaggio (uncredited)

6.7
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Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

1937

Comedy • Music

as Self

6
0.4

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