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Ernest Lawrence Thayer(1863-1940)

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Ernest Lawrence Thayer was born on 14 August 1863 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for Casey at the Bat (1927), Casey at the Bat (1916) and Casey at the Bat (1899). He was married to Rosalind Buel Hammett. He died on 21 August 1940 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
BornAugust 14, 1863
DiedAugust 21, 1940(77)
BornAugust 14, 1863
DiedAugust 21, 1940(77)
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Wallace Beery, Spec O'Donnell, and Ford Sterling in Casey at the Bat (1927)
Casey at the Bat
6.0
  • Writer
  • 1927
Casey at the Bat (1916)
Casey at the Bat
  • Writer
  • 1916
Casey at the Bat (1899)
Casey at the Bat
4.4
Short
  • Writer
  • 1899
Casey at the Bat
Short
  • Writer
  • 1913

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  • Jamie Lee Curtis, Danny Glover, Steve Guttenberg, Shelley Duvall, Elliott Gould, Martin Short, and Michael York in Tall Tales & Legends (1985)
    Tall Tales & Legends
    7.1
    TV Series
    • poem
    • 1986
  • Casey at the Bat
    Short
    • poem (as Ernest L. Thayer)
    • 1976
  • Omnibus (1952)
    Omnibus
    8.2
    TV Series
    • poem: Casey at the Bat (segment "The Mighty Casey")
    • 1955
  • Casey at the Bat (1954)
    Casey at the Bat
    6.7
    Short
    • poem (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Casey Bats Again (1954)
    Casey Bats Again
    6.5
    Short
    • poem "Casey at the Bat" (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Make Mine Music (1946)
    Make Mine Music
    6.1
    • poem (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Wallace Beery, Spec O'Donnell, and Ford Sterling in Casey at the Bat (1927)
    Casey at the Bat
    6.0
    • poem, 1888
    • 1927
  • Casey at the Bat (1922)
    Casey at the Bat
    5.3
    Short
    • poem "Casey at the Bat" (uncredited)
    • 1922
  • Casey at the Bat (1916)
    Casey at the Bat
    • poem
    • 1916
  • Casey at the Bat
    Short
    • poem
    • 1913
  • Casey at the Bat (1899)
    Casey at the Bat
    4.4
    Short
    • poem
    • 1899

Soundtrack



  • Make Mine Music (1946)
    Make Mine Music
    6.1
    • Soundtrack ("Casey at the Bat" (1946))
    • 1946

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Ernest L. Thayer
  • Born
    • August 14, 1863
    • Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
  • Died
    • August 21, 1940
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Rosalind Buel HammettSeptember 9, 1913 - August 21, 1940 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "Casey at the Bat", produced on Broadway (special/poem/solo performance). Wallack's Theatre: 14 Aug 1888 (1 performance). Cast: DeWolf Hopper Sr.. NOTE: Filmed as Casey at the Bat (1922), Casey at the Bat (1913), Casey at the Bat (1976), Casey at the Bat (1927), Casey Bats Again (1954), Casey at the Bat (1954). Casey at the Bat (1916), Casey at the Bat (1899), Casey at the Bat (1986)).

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    Thayer was a writer for the Harvard Lampoon in college and wrote for William Randolph Hearst's San Francisco Examiner.

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