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Eleanor Gehrig

Eleanor Gehrig
Eleanor Gehrig, 1935.
Born
Eleanor Grace Twitchell

(1904-03-06)March 6, 1904
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMarch 6, 1984(1984-03-06) (aged 80)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Spouse
(m. 1933; died 1941)

Eleanor Grace Twitchell Gehrig (née Twitchell; March 6, 1904 – March 6, 1984)[1][2] was an American philanthropist, socialite, sports executive, 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.

In 1976 she released her autobiography, My Luke and I.

  1. ^ Eleanor Gehrig obituaryNew York Times accessed 2/20/22
  2. ^ "FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

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