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Self is a real person portrayed by Jesse Owens in the TV series American Experience (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Fight (season 17), they were 91 years old.
They appear in 2 episodes out of a total of 387 aired so far
Self is also portrayed by Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich, Joan Fontaine, Judy Garland, Paul Newman, Frank Sinatra, Orson Welles, Charles Chaplin, Martin Scorsese and Nancy Allen.

Self

by Jesse Owens

character

Episodes2

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    The Fight
    episode S17.E2 october 2004
    Documentary on the boxing match between American Joe Louis and German Max Schmeling, which captured the world's attention on June 22, 1938.
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    Jesse Owens
    episode S24.E7 may 2012
    On April 2, 1936, when the 22-year-old son of a sharecropper entered the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, he was barely able to control his anger in the face of Nazi racism. But instead of letting himself be distracted, the young athlete channeled his raw emotions into one of the most remarkable achievements in athletic history: four gold medals in two days.