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Who played Lou Gehrig in The Pride of the Yankees?
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(Foreground, from left to right) Groucho Marx, Margaret Dumont, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Night at the Opera (1935), directed by Sam Wood.
In the 1942 biographical film The Pride of the Yankees, which was directed by Sam Wood, the role of Lou Gehrig was played by Gary Cooper. Cooperâs performance in the title role earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.1