Fred Mitchell
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 54 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 5,1878 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Cambridge |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | October 13,1970 |
| Died | Newton |
| Massachusetts | |
| United States | |
| Games managed | 1,044 |
| Teams managed | Chicago Cubs |
| Siblings | Larry McLean |
| Job | Lawyer |
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| Diplomat | |
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| ID | 1912622 |
Fred Mitchell Life story
Frederick Francis Mitchell, born Frederick Francis Yapp, was an American right-handed pitcher, catcher, first baseman and manager in Major League Baseball.
Sidney Poitier: Hollywood star dies aged 94
Sidney Poitier , The First Black Man to win a Best Actor Oscar, has died at 94.
The Hollywood star's death was confirmed to The Bbc by The Office of Fred Mitchell , The Bahamas ' minister of Foreign Affairs .
Poitier was a trailblazing actor and a respected humanitarian and diplomat. He won The Academy Award for Best Actor for Lilies of The Field in 1963.
Born in Miami, he grew up both in the US and Bahamas and became a star of The Stage and screen.
His appearance in The Defiant Ones in 1958 earned him his first Oscar nomination.
He appeared in a Patch of Blue in 1965, And Then Heat of The Night the year after, followed by Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner.
Poitier went on to direct a raft of films, and a Broadway play about life and career was announced last month.
Source of news: bbc.com
