American Experience · SEASON 12
Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life
Episode 14 · 2000-05-08
- Documentary
Episode overview
An atmospheric profile of Joe DiMaggio (1914-99), baseball's "Yankee Clipper," explores how and why he played what narrator (and co-writer) Richard Ben Kramer calls "the hero's game" by projecting -- and zealously guarding -- an image of effortless elegance on and off the field. On the field, the Yankees won nine World Series in the 13 years he played for them. Off the field, former teammate Jerry Coleman describes DiMaggio's short-lived marriage to Marilyn Monroe this way: "She was the greatest woman in the world and he was the greatest man."
55 minutes
Season 12 episodes
1. New York (1): The Country and the City1999-11-14
2. New York (2): Order and Disorder1999-11-15
3. New York (3): Sunshine and Shadow1999-11-16
4. New York (4): The Power and the People1999-11-17
5. New York (5): Cosmopolis1999-11-18
6. Eleanor Roosevelt2000-01-10
7. Houdini2000-01-24
8. Nixon's China Game2000-01-31
9. The Duel2000-02-14
10. John Brown's Holy War2000-02-28
11. George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (1)2000-04-23
12. George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2)2000-04-24
13. Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory2000-05-01
14. Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life2000-05-08
15. The Wizard of Photography2000-05-23
