Was President Reagan an actor before?

19 1 1 Reagan was born in tampico, Illinois, and began his colorful life.

Reagan's early dream was to become an actor, and he eventually became a very outstanding star.

But his life didn't stop. In the 1960s, he began to set foot in politics and ran for the governor of California, and finally succeeded in one fell swoop.

He began to move towards the presidency. 1980, he finally became the 40th president of the United States. Shortly after he became president, he was shot dead. It was in his hospital bed that he established the demeanor of a generation of presidents.

US President Bush said: "Reagan's death is a sad moment in American life!" Reagan really deserves to be commemorated all over the world. The Dream of Actors in Eureka College

1928 In the autumn, Reagan came to Eureka College in Illinois at the age of 17. In the first year of college, the school had a Thanksgiving holiday, and his girlfriend Margaret's parents took them to see end of the tour performed by the touring troupe. This is a tragedy with the historical background of the First World War. The play mainly describes the world-weary officer Captain Stanup and his love life because of emotional contusion. That night, the play attracted Reagan like a magnet. He was surprised that an actor could convince the audience that he was another person's magic.

God seems to have arranged everything for him. Eureka College hired an English professor with acting talent. Her name is Ellen Mary Johnson. After she took over the responsibility of after-school stage art activities, she increased the number of plays performed by students. Reagan began to try every play, one of which was The End of the Journey directed by Miss Johnson. Reagan was overjoyed when he won the role of Captain Stanup.

One year, Eureka College was invited to participate in an influential one-act drama competition held in Northwest University. In order to take part in the competition, Miss Johnson chose the one-act play "Aria Daccapo". The play is set in ancient Greece and has an anti-war theme. Reagan played a shepherd who was strangled before the end of the play. For actors, it is always a pleasure to play the dead play, and Reagan did succeed. After the competition, he became one of the three people who won the solo performance award. The organizer of the competition, the head of the national language department of Northwest University, also called him to his office and asked Reagan if he had considered acting as a career. Reagan replied, "I haven't thought about it yet." The director said to him, "You should think about this." This incident excited Reagan, who was choosing the future development direction. Since then, his fascination with acting has increased day by day.

Love Floating in the Air, which first appeared on the screen.

Hollywood is too far away from Reagan. After graduating from college, Reagan became a sports announcer for a broadcasting company.

However, Reagan never forgot his dream as an actor. 1937, when he came to Los Angeles, things took a turn for the better. He was introduced to Max Arnold, the role-matching director of Warner Bros. Reagan's Voice. He was moved and Arnold agreed to give Reagan a chance.

The audition time was short, but it was a success. A few days later, Reagan received a telegram that read: "Warner Bros. is willing to sign a seven-year contract with you …" Reagan's dream came true.

Reagan made his first film as a radio announcer, which was the prototype of Reagan. The film was originally called Insider, and later it was renamed Love Drifting in the Air. This is a typical b-movie, hasty and dull, but Reagan was deeply impressed by it. He later recalled the scene and said:

"When I walked into the eighth studio of Warner Bros., I felt very nervous.

Don't worry, son. An old actor who wanted to go on stage with me said,' Don't worry, everything will be fine. '

They put makeup on my face, and director Nick Gellind said, "Action!"

Suddenly, my nervousness disappeared. As soon as I heard the director's password, I forgot about the camera, lighting and film crew and devoted myself to the performance.

After a few minutes, the director said, "Stop." He was satisfied with my first performance. Then, he started shooting the next shot. In that shot, I sat in the canvas chair that people often see on the shooting scene and said to myself,' You know, I may succeed here.' "

Four months later, Love Drifting in the Air was released. Most of the comments on this film are friendly. "Hollywood News" said: "Love Floating in the Air introduces us to an actor who is born to play the leading role-Ronald Reagan."

I met Nancy and fell in love at first sight.

Reagan and Nancy first met in 1949. At that time, the unknown Nancy Davis found her name on the list of sympathizers, so she complained to Melvin Leroy, an influential Hollywood director and her close friend. Leroy suggested that Nancy report to Ronald Reagan, president of the Film Actors Association (it was later confirmed that the person on the list had the same name as Nancy). At that time, Reagan had just divorced movie star jane wyman.

Nancy has seen many Reagan movies and has long wanted to know this handsome movie star, so she is happy to take Leroy's advice. On the same day, Reagan called Nancy and asked her out. They walked into a restaurant frequented by movie stars. After dinner, Reagan told Nancy that Sophie Tucker would perform at the Ciro Theatre. Nancy went with the flow: "I have never seen Sophie's performance." Reagan said, "well, why don't we go to the first show?" As a result, they watched it twice in a row and fell in love at first sight. When they first met, neither of them wanted to leave.

After dating Nancy for two years, Reagan finally proposed to her. 1952 On March 4th, they finally tied the knot.

Nancy stopped working after the birth of their first child, Patty. Although she likes acting, she has witnessed many busy actresses' marriages ending in failure. She would rather sacrifice her career and keep her family, because in her eyes, Reagan is her whole life, and she doesn't want their marriage to take any risks.

Run for governor unexpectedly.

1962, Reagan helped Nixon run for governor of California. At the same time, he joined the Republican Party and became a Republican. His career as an actor is coming to an end. 1964, Reagan filmed the murderer. In his 53 plays, Reagan played a villain for the first and last time. Since then, he has bid farewell to the film industry.

In the American presidential election from 65438 to 0964, the Republican Party was defeated by lyndon johnson, and the internal division was serious, especially in California. That spring, some people in California wanted Reagan to come forward and run for governor of 1966 with Democrat Brown. Reagan felt expect the unexpected. He said, "I am an actor, not a politician."

However, Reagan's pressure continued, and people who asked him to run for public office kept visiting. They say Reagan is the only candidate to defeat Brown and unite California Republicans. They said they wouldn't go home empty-handed.

Both Reagan and Nancy find it difficult to sleep. He asked himself, "If their ideas are correct, * * * and the party are going downhill, and we stand by and watch, can we sleep?"

Finally, he gave in and agreed to run for office, which was an important turning point in his life.

The election process is more difficult than deciding to stand for election. Brown is a very influential figure. He once defeated Nixon, and this time he faced a novice from Hollywood. He kept attacking Reagan: "I'm running for an actor who has never been in politics." But I want to run for the highest power in California. "This is really bad for Reagan. Reagan was determined to avoid getting entangled in this issue. He decided to fight back, and the fight was not words. He told his companions: "In the future, speeches to anyone will be conducted in the form of questions and answers. "From then on, Reagan always said a few words before answering questions, whether it was an audience of three people or an audience of 3,000 people.

This method is really good. At that time, there were many problems in California, the most prominent of which was that students from public universities made trouble everywhere. Wherever Reagan went, people always asked, "How would you handle what happened on campus?"

Reagan replied that if students don't want to obey the school rules, then they don't have to stay in school. Hearing this, the audience cheered. On the other hand, Brown is avoiding these practical problems. He always attacked Reagan as a "Hollywood costume actor". People are getting tired of it, so Brown failed.

This was a turning point for Reagan. He likes to run for president from now on.

Establish the image of the president after his assassination

From 65438 to 0980, Reagan won the general election and became the 40th president of the United States.

On the afternoon of March 30, the following year, Reagan, who had just been in office for more than two months, was shot. He walked out of the Hilton Hotel after giving a speech at the AFL-CIO Building Union rally in Washington. The bulletproof car on the sidewalk has started the engine, and Reagan is smiling and waving to the crowd frequently.

Just then, a blond young man in a brown raincoat suddenly pulled out a revolver and fired two shots at Reagan. White House agents and on-site police rushed to the shooting site, and agent McCarthy jumped up and stood between Reagan and the gunman. "bang! Bang! Bang! Hey! " Four more drinks. The agent behind Reagan suddenly pushed Reagan's head down and gave him a heavy push. Reagan hit his head on the doorframe and fell on the seat. This agent doesn't care. He suddenly pressed himself on Reagan and shouted at the driver, "Drive! Drive faster! " The car drove away quickly.

It all happened in a few seconds. Reagan tried to sit up on the edge of his seat, but he almost fainted in pain. When he straightened up, he couldn't help coughing violently and his palms were covered with scarlet foam blood. The doctor said the bullet was less than 1 inch from the heart.

After nearly three hours of operation, Reagan survived and was discharged 12 days later.

During his recovery, he sat in the solarium of the White House and wrote a four-page letter to Soviet leader Brezhnev, calling for the use of their common humanity to ease the tension between the two countries. The letter is very sincere, very sincere and smacks of utopia. When he showed this letter to several senior assistants, they all objected to sending such a letter. They said that the president of the United States has never written a letter making such an appeal. Finally, he asked the Secretary of State to write another letter and send both letters.

Reagan said in his letter: "People in this world, despite their different races, still have a lot of sexual things. They want to have the dignity to decide their own destiny, they want to make a living by their own labor, and they want to raise their children in a peaceful environment, without hurting anyone or themselves. The government exists for their benefit. "

It is said that after reading this letter, Brezhnev immediately realized that he was facing an American president with a different style.