The Marathon Stars Blogathon: Seven Days of Ronald Reagan
When most people hear the name Ronald Reagan, they immediately think of the man who served as 40th President of the United States between 1981 and 1989. They might perhaps recall his «Reaganomics,» his fierce war on drugs, his staunch anti-communist stance, and even that one time when he publicly challenged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. However, for someone like myself — a classic film fan who has no particular interest in political affairs — Ronald Reagan is simply a charming Old Hollywood actor. Ronald Reagan (1911-2004). Actor and president. The first film I ever saw with Ronnie (yes, I call him Ronnie) was Dark Victory (1939), an excellent Bette Davis vehicle directed by the great Edmund Goulding. Then I saw him in a cute little picture called Brother Rat (1938), in which he appeared alongside the first Mrs. Ronald Reagan, the lovely Jane Wyman. After that, I saw him in Storm Warning (1951), a gritty film noir co-starring two of my fa...