Joshua "Josh" Gibson (December 21, 1911 – January 20, 1947) was an American who played the position of catcher in baseball's Negro leagues. He played for the Homestead Grays from 1930 to 1931, moved to the Pittsburgh Crawfords from 1932 to 1936, and returned to the Grays from 1937 to 1939 and 1942 to 1946. In 1937, he played for Ciudad Trujillo in Trujillo's Dominican League and from 1940 to 1941, he played in the Mexican League for Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz. Gibson served as the first manager of the Santurce Crabbers, one of the most historic franchises of the Puerto Rico Baseball League. He stood 6-foot-1 (185 cm) and weighed 210 pounds (95 kg) at the peak of his career.Baseball historians consider Gibson to be among the very best catchers and power hitters in the history of any league, including the Major Leagues, and he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972. Gibson was known as the "black Babe Ruth." (In fact, some fans at the time who saw both Gibson and Ruth play called Ruth "the white Josh Gibson.") He never played in Major League Baseball because of an unwritten "gentleman's agreement" policy that prevented non-white players from participating.
Holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in TV, Film and Media with an emphasis in Telecommunications and Film from California State University, Los Angeles (March 2009).
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Held a staff position shooting and editing videos for the fashion designer Tarina Tarantino.
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Worked for commercial production company Bob Industries founded by the husband and wife directing team Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris.
Cinematographer
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Year
Status
Character
Weddings Away: Cayman Islands
2006
TV Series 6 episodes
Actor
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Year
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Bloodline
2004/II
Henry - Teen
Self
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Status
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5 Takes: Pacific Rim
2006
TV Series
Himself - Video Journalist
Known for movies
Weddings Away: Cayman Islands (2006) as Cinematographer
5 Takes: Pacific Rim (2006) as Himself - Video Journalist
$5 Million
