That's baseball ace Jackie Robinson who is greeted at Hollywood Baseball Park by screen star Van Heflin. Robinson is currently appearing as himself in a film version of his life and Heflin, an Old Robinson fan, was the first filmite to greet him on his arrival. Photo dated: March 11, 1950.
Robinson, Jackie,--1919-1972 Heflin, Van,--1910-1971 Brooklyn Dodgers (Baseball team) Baseball--California--Los Angeles Baseball players--United States Motion picture actors and actresses Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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