How Old Is Rachel Robinson? Rachel Robinson Birthday
Rachel Robinson was born on July 19, 1922 and is 101 years old now.
Birthday: July 19, 1922
How Old - Age: 101
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Rachel Robinson - Biography
Rachel Robinson (born Rachel Annetta Isum; July 19, 1922) is a former nurse and the widow of baseball player Jackie Robinson. She was born in Los Angeles, and attended the University of California, Los Angeles. There, she met Jackie in 1941, and they married in 1946, the year before Robinson broke into the big leagues. Their son, Jackie Robinson, Jr., was born in November 1946. The Robinsons would later have a daughter, Sharon, and another son, David.
In 1972, she incorporated the Jackie Robinson Development Corporation, a real estate development company specializing in low- to moderate-income housing, and served as president for ten years. In 1973, she founded the Jackie Robinson Foundation, a not-for-profit organization providing educational and leadership opportunities for minority students. The Foundation has provided support for over 1,000 minority students and has maintained a 97% graduation rate among its scholars.
Rachel Robinson resisted the idea of a movie being made about Jackie Robinson, whom she referred to as “Jack”, not Jackie. She had discussed the topic with a few individuals in film production, but something to her was just not quite right. She felt those individuals did not have the story as she envisioned it. In the year 2013 she was able to come to an agreement with directors and producers from Legendary Pictures and the Warner Brother’s Studio, and the film "42" was released. She emphasized that it would be a great opportunity to educate individuals about what her life was really like alongside “Jack”. She believed that everyone was curious to know what it was like to live with him, and what their life was like both within and away from the ball park. Rachel discussed how the film would provide real life scenarios on how they were treated after her husband broke the color barrier in the major leagues. She believed it would allow individuals to visualize what her life was really like, and how she had to face and deal with all the challenges that confronted her husband.
