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1、，/V，COtIAlOOOONY%2jijjjreaganwasbornonfebruary6,1911,inanapartmentaboveabankintampico,illinois.hewastHesecondoftwosonsborntoJohnedwardreagan(1883*C1941),anirishamericancatholie,andnelIeclydewiIson(1883*C1962),whowasofScottish,canadianandengliShdescentandamemberofthediSciplesofchrist.Hisolderbrotherw

2、asneiIreagan(1908C1996).hispaternalgreat-grandfather,michaelreagan,cametotHeunitedstatesfromballyporeen,Countytipperary,Ireland,inthel860s,andtherestofhispaternalfamiIyimmigratedfromirelandintheisoOsaswell.priortohisimmigration,thefamiIynamewasspelIedregan.hismaternalgreat-grandfather,Johnwilson,imm

3、igratedtotheunitedstatesfrompaisley,Scotland,inthe1840sandmarriedjaneblue,acanadianfromqueens,newbrunswick.reagan,Smaternalgrandmother,maryanneelsey,Wasborninepsom,surrey,england.4althoughhisfatherwascatholic,reaga11,Smotherwasanactiveprotestantandhewasraisedinthechristianchurch(diSciplesofchrist)de

4、nominationandattendedachurchschool,eurekacollege.jjijreaga11,Sfatherwasanalcoholicandoftenunemployed;iDgreatdepressionhewasempIoyedbythewpa,anewdealworkrelIefprogramthatreagannevercriticized.41thefamiIyIivedinchicagobriefIyandinsmalltownsinnorthernillinois.reaganattendedmountIebanonschooldistrictand

5、diXonhighschoolindixon,Illinois,there,Hedevelopedagiftforstorytellingandacting.theseabiIitiesledtohisselectiOnasoneofthefreshmanspeakersduringthelate-11ightmeetIngpriortothestudentStrikeateurekacollege.inl926reaganbeganworkasalIfeguardatlowel!park,neardixon.hewascreditedwithsaving77IiVesduringthesev

6、ensummersheworkedthere,inl932,aftergraduatIngfromeureka(b.a.ineconomicsandsociology),reaganworkeClatradiostationswocindavenport,iowa,andthenwhoIndesmoinesasanannouncerforchicagocubsbasebal!games,gettingonlythebareoutIinesofthegamefromatickerandrelyingonhisimaginationtofIeshoutthegame.once,duringthen

7、inthinningofagame,thewirewentdeadbutreagansmoothlyimprovisedafictionalplay-by-play(inwhichhitterSonbothteamsfouIedoffnumerouspitches)Untilthewirewasrestored.5jjijinl937,Whenincaliforniatocoverspringtrainingforthechicagocubsasaheadlineradioannouncer,reagantookascreentestthatledtoaseven-yearcontractwi

8、tHthewarnerbrothersstudio.reaga11,Sclearvoice,easy-goingmanner,andathleticPhysiquemadehimpopularwithaudiences;themajorityofhiSscreenroleswereasthe1eadingmaninbmovies.hiSfirstscreencreditwasthestarringroIeinthel937movieIoveisontheair.bytheendof1939,Hehadappearedinl9films.beforesantafetrai1inl940,hepl

9、ayedtheroleofgeorge,thegipper,gippinthefiImknuterockne,allamerican.fromthiSroleheacquiredthenicknamethegipper,Whichheretainedtherestofhislife.reaganconsideredhiSbestactingworktohavebeeninkingsrow(1942).heplayedthepartofayoungmanwhoseIegswereamputated.Heusedalinehespokeinthisfilm,“whereStherestofme?”

10、,asthetitIeforhisautobiOgraphy.OthernotablereaganfiImsincludeinternationalsquadron,tennessee,spartner,helIcatsofthenavy,thisisthearmy,thehastyheart,hongkong,thewinningteam,bedtimeforbonzo,cattlequeenofmontana,stormwarning,andpriSonerofwarmovie.Hismanyleadingladiesincludedjanewyman,priscillalane,anns

11、heridan,Vivecalindfors,patricianeal,barbarastanwyck,rhondafleming,gingerrogers,dorisday,nancydavis,andangiedickinson.Hehasastaronthehollywoodwalkoffame.reaganwascommiSsionedasareserveofficerinthearmyinl935.innovemberl941,FeaganwascalledupbutdisqualifiedfOrcombatdutybecauseofhisastigmatism.aftertheat

12、tackonpearIharbor,IieutenantreaganwasactiVatedandassignedtothefirstmotionpiCtureunitintheunitedstatesarmyairforces,Whichmadetrainingandeducationfilms,Wherehisactingexperiencecouldbeputtowork.HeremainedinholIywoodforthedurationofthewar.iijireagan,sfiImrolesbecamefewerinthelateWBOsIhemovedtotelevision

13、asahoStandfrequentperformerforgeneralelectrictheater.reaganappearedinover50teIevisiondramas.reaganservedasthepresidentofthescreenactorsguild(sag)from1947untill952,andagainfroml959tol960.inl952,aholIywooddiSputeragedoverhiSgrantingofasagblanketwaivertomca,Whichallowedittobothrepresentandemploytalentf

14、oritSburgeoningtvfranchises.HewentfromhostandprogramsupervisorofgeneralelectrIctheatertoproducingandcIaiminganequitystakeinthetVshowitself.atonepointinthelatel950s,reaganwasearningapproximately$125,OOOperyear($800,OOOinXXdollars).hiSfinalworkasaprofessionalactorwasashostandperformeronthepopuIardeath

15、valIeydaystelevisionseries,reaga11,sfinalbig-screenappearancecameinthel964fiImthekillers,aremakeofanear1ierversion,basedonashortstorybyernesthemingway.reaganportrayedamobchieftain.thisfilm,thefirstmade-for-tvmovie,Wasoriginallyproducedfornbc,butthenetwork,Scensorfoundittooviolent.reagan,sco-starswer

16、ejohncassavetes,Ieemarvin,andangiedickinson.jjjjiIitotalreaganboastsafair1yprodigiouscredithiStoryof102activitiesrangingfromcowpoketoacameoappearanceinspieslikeus.ijjionnovember5,1994,reaganannouncedthathehadbeendiagnosedwithalzheimer,sdisease.heinfOrmedthenationofhiSconditionviaahand-Writtenletter.withhiStrademarkoptimism,hestatedinconclusion:,inowbeginthejourneythatwi11leadmeintothesunsetofmylife.iknowthatforamericatherewiIlalwaysbeabrightdawnahead,than