Monte Irvin(1919-2016)

Actor

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Monte Irvin was born on 25 February 1919 in Haleburg, Alabama, USA. He was an actor, known for C'est ma chance (1980), 1954 World Series (1954) and A League Not Forgotten: Stories from the Negro Leagues (2025). He was married to Dorinda (Dee). He died on 11 January 2016 in Houston, Texas, USA.

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Known for

Michael Douglas and Jill Clayburgh in C'est ma chance (1980)

C'est ma chance

5.5

Monte Irvin

1980

1954 World Series

7.7

TV Mini Series

Self - New York Giants Left Fielder

A League Not Forgotten: Stories from the Negro Leagues (2025)

A League Not Forgotten: Stories from the Negro Leagues

Podcast Series

Self

Collecting America (1990)

Collecting America

Self

1990

Credits

Actor

C'est ma chance
5.5
- Monte Irvin
- 1980

Personal details

Official sites
- Hall of Fame
- The Official Site of Monte Irvin
Height
- 1.85 m
Born
- February 25, 1919
- Haleburg, Alabama, USA
Died
- January 11, 2016
- Houston, Texas, USA(natural causes)
Spouse
- Dorinda (Dee)? - 2008 (her death, 2 children)
Publicity listings
- 2 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Committee on Negro Leagues in 1973.

Quotes
Why did they think we could not play [in the Major Leagues]? That's always been my question when I think back to the Negro leagues. The ball was the same size. The bats weighed the same. The fields were no smaller. Why did they think we could not play?

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When did Monte Irvin die?
January 11, 2016
How did Monte Irvin die?
Natural causes
How old was Monte Irvin when he died?
96 years old
Where did Monte Irvin die?
Houston, Texas, USA
When was Monte Irvin born?
February 25, 1919

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