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Ronald Reagan

Ronald ReaganAKA Ronald Wilson Reagan

Born: 6-Feb-1911
Birthplace: Tampico, IL
Died: 5-Jun-2004
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Remains: Buried, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, Simi Valley, CA

Gender: Male
Religion: Protestant
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Head of State, Actor
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: 40th US President, 1981-89

Military service: US Army Air Corps (Captain, 1942-45)

Father: John Edward Reagan
Mother: Nelle Clyde Wilson
Wife: Jane Wyman (actress, m. 26-Jan-1940, div. 6-Jun-1948, one son, one daughter)
Son: Michael Reagan (adopted Mar-1945)
Daughter: Maureen Reagan (b. 4-Jan-1941, d. 2001)
Girlfriend: Jacqueline Park
Slept with: Selene Walters (she claims he raped her in 1952)
Wife: Nancy Reagan (actress, m. 4-Mar-1952, one daughter, one son)
Daughter: Patti Davis (b. 22-Oct-1952)
Son: Ron Reagan (b. 28-May-1958)

    High School: Northside High School, Dixon, IL (1928)
    University: BA Sociology and Economics, Eureka College (1932)

    US President (1981-89)
    Governor of California (1966-74)
    Lost Child Custody
    Assassination Attempt 30-Mar-1981, by John Hinckley
    Shot 30-Mar-1981
    Hip Replacement Surgery Jan-2001
    Endorsement of Liggett Group Chesterfield cigarettes
    Endorsement of General Electric Spokesman, host of General Electric Theater (1954-62)
    Endorsement of Disneyland (1955)
    Alfalfa Club 1971
    Bohemian Grove
    Committee on the Present Danger 1979
    Fraternal Order of Eagles
    Jonathan Club Honorary Member
    National Press Club
    Rancheros Vistadores
    Screen Actors Guild President (1947-52 and 1959-60)
    United World Federalists
    Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity 1920
    Alfalfa Party candidate for US President
    Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame
    Presidential Medal of Freedom
    Congressional Gold Medal
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6374 Hollywood Blvd
    International Security Leadership Award 1983
    Silver Buffalo 1982
    Time Man of the Year 1980
    Time Man of the Year 1983
    National Cowboy Hall of Fame 1989
    Kentucky Colonel
    Order of the White Eagle 2007:(posthumously)
    Iran-Contra Scandal
    Lain in state at the Capitol Rotunda
    Secret Service Codename Rawhide
    Irish Ancestry
    Risk Factors: Alzheimer's, Former Smoker, Arthritis, Aviophobia

    TELEVISION
    Death Valley Days

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    The Killers (07-Jul-1964)
    Hellcats of the Navy (May-1957)
    Cattle Queen of Montana (Nov-1954)
    Law and Order (May-1953)
    She's Working Her Way Through College (9-Jul-1952)
    The Winning Team (20-Jun-1952)
    Bedtime for Bonzo (5-Apr-1951)
    Storm Warning (3-Mar-1951)
    The Hasty Heart (2-Dec-1949)
    The Girl from Jones Beach (16-Jul-1949)
    Night Unto Night (10-Jun-1949)
    The Voice of the Turtle (25-Dec-1947)
    That Hagen Girl (24-Oct-1947)
    Stallion Road (4-Apr-1947)
    This is the Army (29-Jul-1943)
    Desperate Journey (26-Sep-1942)
    Kings Row (18-Apr-1942)
    Nine Lives Are Not Enough (20-Sep-1941)
    International Squadron (13-Aug-1941)
    Santa Fe Trail (13-Dec-1940)
    Tugboat Annie Sails Again (18-Oct-1940)
    Knute Rockne All American (4-Oct-1940)
    Hell's Kitchen (3-Jul-1939)
    Dark Victory (20-Apr-1939)
    Brother Rat (29-Oct-1938)
    Boy Meets Girl (27-Aug-1938)
    Sergeant Murphy (18-Nov-1937)

Rotten Library Page:
Ronald Reagan

Appears on the cover of:
People, 15-Dec-2003, DETAILS: (with Nancy Regan) The Reagans -- Their Life Now
Time, 29-Sep-2003, DETAILS: The Reagan Letters -- His writings on love, marriage, politics -- and how he beat the Soviets

Author of books:
Where's the Rest of Me? The Ronald Reagan Story (1965, memoir, with Richard G. Hubler)
Sincerely, Ronald Reagan (1980, memoir, edited by Helene von Damm)
Rendezvous with Destiny (1981, memoir)
A Time for Choosing: The Speeches of Ronald Reagan (1983, speeches, edited by Alfred Baltizar)
Ronald Reagan: In God I Trust (1984)
Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation (1984, nonfiction)
Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches with Personal Reflections (1989, speeches)
An American Life: The Autobiography (1990, memoir)

Appears on postage stamps:
USA, Scott #4078 (39 cents, issued 14-Jun-2006)


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