Thirty years ago the inimitable Penny Marshall made her best effort to satisfy sticklers for historical accuracy and her desire to spotlight DeLisa Chinn-Tyler in "A League of Their Own."
Chinn-Tyler's name may not be known to most people, but Marshall designed the former competitive softball player's part to leave a mark. Recently Chinn-Tyler told Consequence.net that she showed up at the movie's casting call only to be told at the end of the day that there were no parts for Black actors on the Peaches, explaining that the teams were segregated in the 1940s.
