Plot: he wasn't "the first", he was one of the members of the first class
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| In 1960, sportswriter Al Stump is hired as the [[ghostwriting|ghostwriter]] for an authorized autobiography of baseball player [[Ty Cobb|Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb]]. Now 74 and in failing health, Cobb wants an official biography to "set the record straight" before he dies. | In 1960, sportswriter Al Stump is hired as the [[ghostwriting|ghostwriter]] for an authorized autobiography of baseball player [[Ty Cobb|Tyrus Raymond "Ty" Cobb]]. Now 74 and in failing health, Cobb wants an official biography to "set the record straight" before he dies. |
| Stump arrives at Cobb's estate on [[Lake Tahoe]] to write the official life story of the first baseball player inducted into the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame]]. He finds a continually-drunken, [[misanthropy|misanthropic]] and bitter racist who abuses his biographer as well as everyone else he comes in contact with. Although Cobb's home is luxurious, it is without heat, power and running water due to long-running violent disputes between Cobb and utility companies. Cobb also rapidly runs through domestic workers, hiring and firing them in quick succession. Although Cobb is seriously ill and prone to frequent physical breakdowns, he retains considerable strength and also keeps several loaded firearms within easy reach at almost all times, making the outbreak of violent confrontation a constant possibility. | Stump arrives at Cobb's estate on [[Lake Tahoe]]. He finds a continually-drunken, [[misanthropy|misanthropic]] and bitter racist who abuses his biographer as well as everyone else he comes in contact with. Although Cobb's home is luxurious, it is without heat, power and running water due to long-running violent disputes between Cobb and utility companies. Cobb also rapidly runs through domestic workers, hiring and firing them in quick succession. Although Cobb is seriously ill and prone to frequent physical breakdowns, he retains considerable strength and also keeps several loaded firearms within easy reach at almost all times, making the outbreak of violent confrontation a constant possibility. |
| Cobb almost gets killed in an automobile accident off the Donner Pass, driving recklessly in a blizzard. Stump rescues him, but Cobb then seizes control of Stump's car until he gets into another accident. The car has to be towed to [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]]. There, Stump and Cobb see a show at a resort hotel featuring [[Keely Smith]] and [[Louis Prima]], whose act Cobb rudely interrupts. A cigarette girl, Ramona, becomes interested in Stump, but when Cobb barges into the hotel room, he's in a jealous rage. He takes Ramona to another room, where he physically abuses her. | Cobb almost gets killed in an automobile accident off the Donner Pass, driving recklessly in a blizzard. Stump rescues him, but Cobb then seizes control of Stump's car until he gets into another accident. The car has to be towed to [[Reno, Nevada|Reno]]. There, Stump and Cobb see a show at a resort hotel featuring [[Keely Smith]] and [[Louis Prima]], whose act Cobb rudely interrupts. A cigarette girl, Ramona, becomes interested in Stump, but when Cobb barges into the hotel room, he's in a jealous rage. He takes Ramona to another room, where he physically abuses her. |
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