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Ruby Dee and Jackie Robinson
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Actors Ruby Dee and Jackie Robinson pausing while filming a scene from the 1950 film "The Jackie Robinson Story." They are on a sound stage. In the foreground in silhouette are men working with film making equipment, including a microphone.
1950
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