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Jane Leavy

ジェーン・リーヴィ

Jēn Rīvi

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1951-12-26 (Roslyn, New York)
国籍
United States
言語
English
宗教
Judaism
居住地歴
Washington, D.C. → Truro, Massachusetts

経歴

職業
Sportswriter, Biographer, Author
活動期間
1976年〜
所属
The Washington Post
所属団体
Society for American Baseball Research (SABR)
影響を受けた人物
Red Smith, Mickey Mantle
ノミネート
CASEY Award Finalist (2002, 2010, 2018)

学歴

Barnard College
Faculty
学位: B.A.
期間: 1970-1974
卒業年: 1974
国: United States
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Journalism
学位: M.A.
期間: 1974-1976
卒業年: 1976
国: United States

受賞歴

Seymour Medal
2019
対象作品: The Big Fella
部門: 伝記
主催: Society for American Baseball Research
結果: 受賞
Henry Chadwick Award
2022
主催: Society for American Baseball Research
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Squeeze Play

1990年 Novel

Semi-autobiographical novel about a female sportswriter covering a fictional Washington Senators team.

BaseballWomen's experiencesSexism

Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy

2002年 Biography

Biography of Sandy Koufax, structured around his perfect game, detailing cultural changes.

BaseballJewish identityPrivacy

The Last Boy

2010年 Biography

Biography of Mickey Mantle, chronicling his off-field life and alcoholism.

Hero worshipAlcoholismEnd of America's childhood

The Big Fella

2018年 Biography

Biography of Babe Ruth, exploring how he created modern celebrity.

CelebrityBaseball historyChildhood

Make Me Commissioner

2025年 Non-fiction

Examines the evolution of Major League Baseball and its current problems.

Baseball issuesReform

全著作

  • Squeeze Play (1990)
  • Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy (2002)
  • The Last Boy (2010)
  • The Big Fella (2018)
  • Make Me Commissioner (2025)

作風・主題

文体
Meticulous researchNarrative-driven biography
頻出モチーフ
Baseball mythologyPersonal hero worship

評価・遺産

Renowned sportswriter known for baseball biographies of Koufax, Mantle, and Ruth.

大衆文化への影響

  • Threw ceremonial first pitch at Yankee Stadium

豆知識

  • Yankees fan
  • Two adopted children