Posted on 03/04/2009 6:40:22 PM PST by opineapple
TCM honors Ronald Reagan
By Hal Boekeker
March 4, 2009
Before he made it big in Washington, President Ronald Reagan did pretty well in Hollywood. So well, in fact, that TCM has named Reagan its Star of the Month and will play 31 of his films on Wednesday nights in March.
"I didn't remember he had done all these movies," daughter Patti Davis says. "I think it will make people say there was a whole life before politics. He was made fun of for the movie with the monkey, but he was a working actor."
That movie with the monkey was Bedtime for Bonzo, a source of endless jokes for late-night comics. "There's a whole other body of work besides it," Davis says. "That's like saying Warren Beatty's acting career is only Ishtar."
Davis and TCM host Robert Osborne will introduce the films. Osborne writes that Reagan "certainly got a bum rap when it came to comments about his acting prowess."
www.orlandosentinel.com
Viva Ronnie!
RIP Mr. President.
31?
gee
I had no idea!
We sure do need him now!
I watching a bit of a Regan film at the moment as I prepare for my morning commute. Gads, I miss that man and his leadership.
Thanks. I have been watching Knute Rockne (Win one for the Gipper!)
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