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Robinson could have gone wrong in so many ways; the black-and-white world he inherited all but decreed his failure. The youngest of five children, whose father abandoned the family shortly after his birth in rural Georgia, Jackie was taken, along with his siblings, by their mother Mallie from the segregated South to Pasadena, Calif. But Jim Crow restrictions existed there too. His elementary school transcript contained a curt note about the young boy's probable future: "Gardener." Jackie's extraordinary athletic abilities--in football, basketball, baseball and track--won the cheers of the same townspeople who would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: BUSTING THE COLOR LINE | 10/20/1997 | See Source »

...while the event at Joe Tecce's had its fair share of aging North End relics, the meeting was dominated by its youngest members...

Author: By Richard M. Burnes, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Ethnic Resurgence: Politicos Assert Italian Roots | 10/15/1997 | See Source »

...plans are also afoot at Elizabeth's youngest son's movie-making enterprise, Ardent Productions. Prince Edward's company has signed a first-look deal with Corbin Bernsen, mainly known as the sleazoid attorney in L.A. Law. This deal, however, is for Bernsen's hitherto unheralded writing output. The Prince gets first refusal on Bernsen's screenplays...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 13, 1997 | 10/13/1997 | See Source »

Judy's success and athletic ability, however, stem greatly from family influence. As the second youngest of eight children, her father encouraged athletics at a young...

Author: By Kelly M. Gushue, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Modest Collins Leads Field Hockey by Example | 10/2/1997 | See Source »

...rivalry is certainly the right term to describe her family situation-her older sister, who played field hockey at Princeton, was recently named the field hockey coach at the University of New Hampshire, one of Harvard's opponents. On the field, Collins will now be playing hockey against her youngest sister who is a freshman at Yale...

Author: By Kelly M. Gushue, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Modest Collins Leads Field Hockey by Example | 10/2/1997 | See Source »

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