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Eleanor Grace Gehrig (née Twitchell; March 6, 1904 – March 6, 1984) was an American philanthropist, socialite, and memoirist, known as the wife of American baseball player Lou Gehrig. After Gehrig's death she continued to promote his legacy and contribute to Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) research.
8 de mar. de 1984 · Eleanor Gehrig, the widow of Lou Gehrig, the great Yankee first baseman of half a century ago, died Tuesday night at Presbyterian Hospital. She was 79 years old, and had been ill since last...
4 de jan. de 2024 · True love knows no bounds, and the story of Lou Gehrig and his wife, Eleanor, is an enduring testament to this. Read about their journey, from their early marriage days through to Lou’s tragic struggle with ALS and Eleanor’s stoic strength throughout it all. Uncover answers to widely asked questions about Lou Gehrig, and gain new ...
22 de abr. de 2013 · Sometimes life proves more powerful than art. Eleanor Grace Twitchell was born on March 6, 1904 in Chicago, a thousand miles from the streets and sandlots of upper Manhattan where Henry Louis Gehrig, a year older, learned how to wallop a baseball.
3 de jul. de 2023 · This article was last updated by on September 19, 2023. The late professional baseball player Lou Gehrig and his wife, Eleanor Gehrig, were married for eight years. While Lou was still living at his mother’s house, he met Eleanor in 1932. After a year of dating, they tied the knot in September 1933.
Eleanor Gehrig was told that the cause of ALS was unknown, but that it was painless, not contagious, and cruel; the motor function of the central nervous system is destroyed, but the mind remains fully aware until the end. Gehrig often wrote letters to Eleanor, and one such note written shortly after the diagnosis said in part:
By his side throughout his triumphs and challenges was Eleanor Gehrig. Formerly known as Eleanor Twitchell, Eleanor came from a well-to-do family from Chicago. It was also in Chicago where Eleanor met the “big, handsome, successful, and as luck would have it, painfully shy” Lou Gehrig.
