The Making of a President Reagan's Departure from Hollywood

Reagan's ulterior motive, however, was to see if he could make it in the motion picture industry. He had fond memories of his high school and college acting ... point in Ronald Reagan's life. Ronald Reagan began a long side-career of public speaking as his acting career closed out. He traveled across ... 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 ... Working in Hollywood, Reagan learned to revere and read public opinion, a skill that served him greatly in politics, a new book argues. "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 ... He was assigned as a liaison officer and later a public relations officer. He produced more than 400 training films. His career suffered for his ... The movie shows Reagan as the Screen Actors Guild president, confronting rival union leader (and communist agitator) Herb Sorrell. While ... Broadway and Hollywood, Reagan recalled, seemed "as inaccessible as outer space." So after graduation he decided to look for a job closer to home, in radio. Ronald Reagan spent nearly 30 years acting in feature films and television, as well as providing narration for numerous documentaries both short and feature ... Between 1937 and 1964, Reagan appeared in over 50 motion pictures. He served six terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild, a union that represents actors ...