From Hollywood Heartthrob to Political Leader Reagan's Odyssey

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 ... Reagan did, however, work to clear the names of actors whom he thought had been wrongfully accused or had only dabbled with leftist groups, as he had done in ... As an actor, Reagan wasn't very notable. He was a precursor to the 1950s B-movie actors: genially pleasant, blandly handsome, and capable of playing everything ... 4. The future President's last movie role was in the 1964 release, The Killers. Based on an Ernest Hemingway story, it was Reagan's only role as ... In the spring of 1954, Ronald Reagan was a washed-up Hollywood actor with few prospects for reviving a film career that had never delivered the stardom he ... He attended Eureka College and worked as a radio sports announcer before going to Hollywood in 1937. In his career as a movie actor, he appeared in more than 50 ... From 1947 to 1952 Reagan served as president of the union of movie actors, the Screen Actors Guild. He fought against communist infiltration in the guild, ... In addition to his leadership and success in implementing a conservative retrenchment at home, Reagan made history in other ways. He was the ... The 40th president was "kind of a fading actor" before getting into politics, Quaid tells Megyn Kelly The post Dennis Quaid Says He Relates ... ... stop acting the politician and stick to being an ... Ronald Reagan suffering, but rather Dennis Quaid acting Ronald Reagan's suffering.