Pioneering black athlete and film actor Woodrow Wilson Strode recalls his friendship with Jackie Robinson, his stint as professional wrestling's first black star, and his movie career Strode is remembered as a black athlete in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s and as an actor in the 1950s and 1960s. In this autobiography he recounts his myriad career: as a football player at UCLA in the mid-1930s with Kenny Washington and Jackie Robinson, he modeled for Hitler's film director Leni Riefenstahl; while still playing pro football he wrestled the likes of "Gorgeous George." When movies beckoned, he came under the tutelage of director John Ford. Between takes he caroused with Kirk Douglas and Lee Marvin. He married a Hawaiian princess ("I ate seaweed before anyone had heard of vitamins," he says). Humorous and compassionate, this is recommended for black, Native American (he was part Native American), sports, and film collections. - Kim Holston, American Inst. for Property and Liability Underwriters, Malvern, Pa. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. Used Book in Good Condition