Beyond the Spotlight Ronald Reagan's Path to the Presidency

12/06/1920 After a series of homes in Illinois: Chicago, Galesburg, Monmouth, and Tampico, the Reagans settled in Dixon, IL. Ronald Reagan always considered ... Reagan deftly parleyed his acting career to advance his political ambitions, first using his entertainment fame to make a name for himself as host of General ... Ronald Reagan was an American actor whose first screen credit was the starring role in the film Love Is on the Air (1937). He later starred in Brother Rat ... As president of the Screen Actors Guild, Reagan became embroiled in disputes over the issue of Communism in the film industry; his political views shifted from ... "You can appreciate talent," he told his fan club, "but you can (with regret for his sin) stop supporting someone who contributes to the death of Americans in ... Five years later, Ronald Reagan moved to Hollywood and was signed by Warner Brothers. In his autobiography, An American Life, Mr. Reagan tells ... At the same time, while the crises were indeed real, they were ultimately temporary and did not leave a lasting impact on the Israel-US relationship. While ... Ronald wanted to be in the entertainment business when he was younger, and he did so by being in more than 50 films. Reagan served in World War II; he had bad ... The Emmy-nominated actor, who portrays former President Ronald Reagan in the upcoming drama “Reagan,” opened up about his political views ... Much like today, in the early 1950s, a major issue facing Hollywood actors were residuals. During his first tenure as SAG president, Reagan was ...