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Dwier Brown

Bits and pieces, Jan. 29, 2016

January 29, 2016

Sort list this time, as I’m pretty much caught up on most current events. ♦ Dwier Brown, who play Ray Kinsella’s dad in Field of Dreams was a recent guest on the Hall of Very Good podcast. (As a reminder, I also had a chat with Brown.) ♦ I keep meaning to brush up on […]

Tagged as: Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox, Dwier Brown, Field of Dream, Glenn Stout, Howard Megdal, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals

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Now hear this: Dwier Brown on I Was There, Too

November 19, 2015

Next to baseball and books (and, of course, baseball books), I enjoy learning about what goes on behind the scenes in movies. That’s why I enjoy the I Was There Too podcast hosted by Matt Gourley, which features  interviews with actors who may not have been the stars of the films in which they appeared, […]

Tagged as: baseball movies, Dwier Brown, Field of Dreams, I Was There Too, Kevin Costner, W.P. Kinsella

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Bits and pieces, May 21

May 21, 2014

Looking over the overlooked news in baseball books, etc. ♦ Dwier Brown is making the rounds for his new memoir If You Build It…: A book about Fathers, Fate and Field of Dreams, which is doing very well on Amazon. (Here’s my Bookshelf conversation with Brown). My apologies in that the video opens on its […]

Tagged as: Continental League, Disney, Dwier Brown, ESPN, Field of Dreams, Jon Hamm, Million Dollar Arm, New Yorker, Outside the Lines

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The Bookshelf Conversation: Dwier Brown

May 19, 2014

Veteran actor Dwier Brown appeared as John Kinsella, the father of Kevin Costner’s character, Ray, in the 1989 classic Field of Dreams. He was only on screen for about five minutes at the end, but for many, those are the most powerful moments, with the ability to turn otherwise composed men and women into misty-eyed […]

Tagged as: Dwier Brown, Field of Dreams

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Reminder: The Baseball Bookshelf Conversation

May 18, 2014

Don’t forget, this week’s Conversation features Dwier Brown, who portrayed Ray Kinsella’s “ghost-player” father, John, in Field of Dreams. Wanted to give this plenty of time to circulate for Father’s Day. His indigog campaign is no longer active — he made more than the goal — but I still think this video is worth watching. […]

Tagged as: Dwier Brown, Field of Dreams

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A Field of Dreams heads-up

May 8, 2014

Obsessive as I am, I like to check the stats to see how this blog is doing and, being as niche as it is and considering the work I put into it, I can’t say I’m too disappointed. This ain’t The New York Times or Google, so I know it won’t draw huge numbers. I […]

Tagged as: baseball movies, Dwier Brown, Field of Dreams, Kevin Costner, Shoeless Joe, W. P. Kinsella

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