LouGehrig will have his life brought to the small screen in a new series at AppleTVPlus from EPs LorneMichaels and PeterFarrelly.
\nLou Gehrig will be the subject of a new drama series based on the autobiography Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig by author Jonathan Eig. He will co-write the script with Dan Kay, and the series is set up at Apple. They will partner with Lorne Michaels' production house Broadway Video for the series, tentatively titled The Luckiest Man. Peter Farrelly will executive produce and directed the first episode if the series moves forward.
\nHe would never play in another game.\nOn his birthday, June 19th, 1939, Gehrig was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS. Now commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's Disease, it attacks the muscles and causes the death of voluntary muscles in the body. The doctors gave him three years to live. The Yankees announced his retirement on June 21st, 1939. Fans and baseball itself cried out for a time to honor the man, and they got their chance.\n\nThis leads us to July 4th, 1939.
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