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- Laurel Cronin was born on October 10, 1939 in Forest Park, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Beethoven (1992), Hook (1991) and A League of Their Own (1992). She died on October 26, 1992 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- She was nominated for a 1979 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in "The Shadow Box" at the Stage Center Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- She was awarded a 1977 Joseph Jefferson Citation for Actress in a Principal Role in a Play for "Company" at the Summer Comedy Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
- She was nominated for a 1979 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actress in a Play for "Gemini" at the Apollo Theatre Center in Chicago, Illinois.
- She appeared in one film selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically" significant: A League of Their Own (1992), which was selected for preservation in 2012.
- Cronin and her "Beethoven" (1992) co-star Bonnie Hunt both appeared in the same films as Dustin Hoffman, Robin Williams, Tom Hanks, and Steve Martin. Cronin appeared in "Hook" (1991) starring Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams; Bonnie Hunt made her film debut in the Dustin Hoffman movie Rain Man (1988) and worked with Robin Williams in Jumanji (1995). Cronin appeared in "A League of Their Own" (1992) starring Tom Hanks, who worked with Bonnie Hunt in The Green Mile (1999). Cronin appeared in Housesitter (1992) starring Steve Martin, who worked with Bonnie Hunt in "Cheaper by the Dozen" (2003) and its sequel "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" (2005).
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