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Wendell Smith
Wendell Smith may refer to: * Wendell Smith (sportswriter) (1914–1972), American baseball writer *Wendell Smith (actor) Wendell Smith is a Canadian actor born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. History Originally based in Nova Scotia, Wendell Smith co-founded the Mulgrave Road Theatre Co-op in Guysborough in 1977. Smith has worked more frequently as a stage actor, alt ... (active c.1977–2010), Canadian actor See also * Wendel Smith (active 1935), American football coach {{hndis, Smith, Wendell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendell Smith (sportswriter)
Wendell Smith (March 23, 1914 – November 26, 1972) was an African American sportswriter who was influential in the choice of Jackie Robinson to become the first African American player in Major League Baseball in the 20th century. Life and career A Detroit native, Smith graduated from West Virginia State College where he pitched on the baseball team. One day after winning a game, a major league scout approached him and said that he wished that he could sign him, but couldn't due to baseball's color barrier, and instead signed the opposing pitcher. Thereafter, Smith promised himself that he'd do whatever he could to see an African American play major league baseball. He also became the sports editor for the college's newspaper his junior year. He began his professional writing career in 1937 with the ''Pittsburgh Courier'', then the most popular paper within the black community in the country. He started as a sports writer and then a sports editor the year after. He covered th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendell Smith (actor)
Wendell Smith is a Canadian actor born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. History Originally based in Nova Scotia, Wendell Smith co-founded the Mulgrave Road Theatre Co-op in Guysborough in 1977. Smith has worked more frequently as a stage actor, although he has also appeared in several Canadian feature films, especially television films. In 1978, Smith played the role of Antonio in the Citadel Theatre's production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. In 1980, Smith played both the part of Dr. Patrick and the part of the defense lawyer in Sharon Pollack's play Blood Relations. In 1983, Smith began workshopping plays with Theatre Calgary in Calgary, Alberta. In 1985, Smith played the lead role in Lyle Victor Albert's play ''White on White''. In the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, Wendell Smith became heavily involved in the theater scene in Edmonton, Alberta; by 1988 the Edmonton Journal had described Smith as one of the "mainstays of the local acting scene." Smith was frequently i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |