Ronald Reagan Overview:

Legendary actor, Ronald Reagan, was born Ronald Wilson Regan on Feb 6, 1911 in Tampico, IL. Reagan appeared in over 75 film and TV roles. His best known films include Dark Victory (as Alec), Knute Rockne All American (as George Gipp), Santa Fe Trail (as George Custer), Bedtime for Bonzo (as Prof. Peter Boyd), and The Killers (as Jack Browning). He also appeared in 34 episodes of TV's GE True Theater from 1954 to 1962. Reagan died at the age of 93 on Jun 5, 2004 in Bel Air, Los Angeles, CA and was laid to rest in Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library Cemetery in Simi Valley, Ventura County, CA.

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Ronald Reagan was a loyal 'servant' to Warner Brothers for 13 years playing easy-going types, without quite getting into the mainstream of their films. When his features hardened with middle age, he played tough westerns for a while before going into politics, becoming Governor of California from 1966 to 1973. He was elected President of the United States in 1980, and re-elected for a second term in 1984. He was married to actress Jane Wyman from 1940 to 1948 and to Nancy Davis from then onwards (first and second wives).

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television. In addition, Reagan was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame and National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum . Reagan was never nominated for an Academy Award.

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Ronald Reagan Quotes:

Flying Officer Johnny Hammond: [after being awakened] How come every time you wake me up I have a date with Ann Sheridan?


[Referring to Lachie's bagpipe playing]
Yank: Somebody give him asthma.


Sideshow heckler: How does it feel to be livin' off the fleas?
Grover Cleveland Alexander: Well, it's better than havin' 'em live offa me.


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His first bid for the Presidency was actually in 1968, when he finished 3rd in the balloting at the GOP national convention behind Richard Nixon and Nelson Rockefeller. As the Constitution, in practical terms, forbids the president and vice president from being from the same state (a rule that binds the electoral college), Reagan was not considered for the vice presidency when Spiro Agnew resigned in 1973. Besides, though Reagan supported his fellow Californian Nixon for president, the two were never close. In 1976, he challenged incumbent Gerald Ford (the man whom Nixon appointed Vice President to replace Agnew) for the Republican nomination, won several primaries, but narrowly lost the nomination at the convention. Though Ford confided in people he was considering a run for the presidency in 1980 to forestall Reagan's ascendancy, he never did and Reagan won the nomination and the presidency.

At the time of his death, he was the longest-living President of the United States, at age 93 years and 120 days, equaling 34,088 days. This record was broken by former President Gerald Ford on Monday, November 12th, 2006. Their age difference, in days alone, was only 45 days. Ronald Reagan's lifetime lasted 34,088 days, and Gerald Ford's lifetime lasted 34,133 days. Only 45 days differ in the two oldest Presidents' lifetimes.

Pictured on a USA 37¢ commemorative postage stamp issued 9 February 2005. When the first-class letter rate was raised to 39¢ in January 2006, the US Postal Service received an unprecedented number of requests to reissue the stamp at the higher value. The 39¢ postage stamp was issued on 14 June 2006, using the same design as the earlier stamp.

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