{"product_id":"reagan-the-hollywood-years-9780307405135","title":"Reagan: The Hollywood Years","description":"The compelling biography of an American icon's early years-as an aspiring actor, Hollywood star, and family man. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRonald Reagan was one of the most powerful and popular American presidents. The key to understanding his political success and the remarkable likability and effortless charisma that made it possible lies embedded in his early years as a Hollywood movie star. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing never-before-published interviews, documents, and other materials, acclaimed writer and biographer Marc Eliot sheds new light on Reagan's film and television work opposite some of the most talented women of the time; his starlet-strewn bachelor days; his tumultuous first marriage to Jane Wyman and his career-making second marriage to Nancy Davis; his controversial eight years as the president of the Screen Actors Guild; his place in the \"Irish Mafia\" alongside Pat O'Brien, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy, and Errol Flynn; and his friendships with Jimmy Stewart and William Holden, as well as with super-agent Lew Wasserman, who was instrumental in developing the persona that would prove essential to Reagan's future as a world leader. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet against the glamorous and often combative background of Hollywood's Golden Age, Eliot's biography provides a nuanced examination of the man and uncovers the startling origins of the legend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A fresh look . . . [at] the genesis of Reagan's later public persona.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Film critic and historian Marc Eliot has dug up even more about young sportscaster 'Dutch' Reagan, his journey west to Hollywood, his B-movie career . . . his relationship with super-agent Lew Wasserman, and his rocky marriage to his first wife, actresss Jane Wyman.\" \u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marc Eliot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.12w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307405135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMARC ELIOT is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than a dozen books on popular culture, among them the highly acclaimed biographies of Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart and the award-winning Walt Disney: Hollywood's Dark Prince. His most recent book is \u003ci\u003eAmerican Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43332398514291,"sku":"9.78031E+12","price":30.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b69cf28d-a93d-4680-8b43-b9d2ed2fe798.jpg?v=1754656869","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/reagan-the-hollywood-years-9780307405135","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}