How Well Do You Know Hollywood? - Question 4

According to Photoplay, July 1940:

Two of these actors came to the screen direct from radio:

Ronald Reagan

Joel McCrea

Roger Pryor

Bill Lundigan

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Reagan - Ambassador

Ronald Reagan

For several years, president of the Screen Actors’ Guild, is a very able speaker.  He’s putting that gift to use by visiting the plants of his TV sponsors and talking to the employees.  That’s one excellent way of building a neat television audience, don’t you think?

[Source: Movieland; February 1955]

Reagan visiting a GE plant 1955

Ronald Reagan hosted General Electric Theater from 1954 to 1962.  He spent ten weeks a year traveling to different General Electric plants as their ambassador.

New Warner Brothers Stars for 1941

Warner Brothers astrologers have discovered five new stars, and names them. They are:

Eddie Albert

Brenda Marshall (from Circa)

Dennis Morgan (from Find a Grave)

Ronald Reagan (seen here with Adele Gergans at Mogambo)

and James Stephenson (from Wikipedia)

Who Knew a Cornflower Could Cause So Much Trouble?

The lowly cornflower, known to many who still have old fashioned gardens as bachelor buttons, caused more commotion than a mouse in a herd of elephants recently on the set of Miss Wheelwright Discovers America (Million Dollar Baby - 1941). In fact they suspended production, and as far as the director was concerned for good reason. He had lived in Naziland during the days when a cornflower in the lapels of German citizens symbolized that the wearers had made their contributions to the Nazi party.

Although the script called for them, the director halted work until it was changed, and the posies removed from the lapels of Ronald Reagan and Jeffrey Lynn, two 100% Americans. Whether the boys will wear sunflowers in the scene, or be undecorated when the picture is released, remains to be seen. However, one thing is certain, they will be free from any shadow of suspicion insofar as Nazi symbols are concerned. Which is mighty important right now.

Vintage Inspiration August 28th Scottie Dogs

The Fabulous Jessica over at Chronically Vintage (http://www.chronicallyvintage.com/) inspired my post today

I have always loved the gorgeous Scottie. They are just too cute!

Some famous Scottie owners include: Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, Julie Andrews, Liza Minellli, E.B. White, George W. Bush, Queen Victoria, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, Dorothy Lamour, Eva Braun, Shirley Temple

FDR and Fala, of course!



Ed Sullivan

And Wallis Simpson

Cute Bakelite Scotties

Hoping I can get one soon. Have to get my home in order first.