Person · Also in films
Eliot Asinof
1919–2008
American sportswriter, tax resister. Wrote Breakout (1975).
After a baseball career ended in injury before he could make the major leagues, Asinof wrote extensively about baseball.
Eliot Asinof · authors · CC BY-SA 4.0
The book was published in 1963; the film Eight Men Out, whose screenplay was co-written by Asinof and director John Sayles, appeared in 1988.
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Films in this guide
1970s
- Breakout (1975)screenwriter