Neil Reagan
Nelle Wilson Reagan
John Neil Reagan (September 16, 1908 – December 11, 1996) was an American radio station manager, CBS senior producer, and senior vice president of McCann Erickson. He was the older brother of the Hollywood star and United States President Ronald Reagan.
Life and career
Neil Reagan was born in Tampico on September 16, 1908.[3] He was baptized as a Catholic,[4] the faith of his father. As an infant, he attended his mother's church, but later became affiliated with his father's religion. His younger brother was baptized and raised in their mother's Disciples of Christ church.[5] Neil was described as a boisterous and gregarious personality in his youth.[6] His family and friends called him "Moon", which came from the Moon Mullins comic strip.[1][2]
In 1933, Neil graduated from Eureka College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.[3] He followed his brother to California and established a career as a television producer and advertising executive.
From the 1930s through the 1950s, Neil Reagan directed the radio series Dr. Christian, starring Jean Hersholt. In between he launched a brief Hollywood career as a supporting actor in films such as Tugboat Annie Sails Again (1940) and Doughboys in Ireland (1943). Neil Reagan directed Ronald Reagan in the television series Death Valley Days.
He served as president of both the Hollywood and Los Angeles advertising clubs, and also served on numerous community and professional boards including: the Crippled Children's Society of Los Angeles, the Kennedy Child Study Center in Santa Monica, and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. He was an alternate delegate to the 1972 Republican National Convention from California, and a delegate to the 1980 Republican National Convention. Neil Reagan served two terms as trustee of Eureka College.[citation needed]
The Reagan Physical Education Center on the Eureka College campus was dedicated in 1970 in honor of both Ronald and Neil Reagan. Twelve years later, Ronald Reagan would return to the Reagan Center to make one of his most important foreign policy speeches of his first term known as the START speech, or Eureka speech.[citation needed] Reagan died from heart failure at a hospital in San Diego on December 11, 1996, at age 88.[2] He is buried in Des Moines, Iowa at Highland Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
Family
His wife, Ruth Elizabeth "Bess" Reagan (née Hoffman;[3] 1908–2010), whom he wed in 1935, died in 2010 at the age of 102. The couple had no children.[citation needed]
Selected filmography
- Doughboys in Ireland (1943)
References
- ^ a b "Broadcaster Neil Reagan Dies". Washington Post. December 14, 1996. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ a b c Holloway, Lynette (December 13, 1996). "Neil Reagan, 88, Ad Executive And Jovial Brother of President". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ^ a b c Yager (2006), p. 63
- ^ Harmer (2002), p. 110
- ^ Watson (2007), p. 457.
- ^ Yager (2006), p. 64
Bibliography
- Harmer, John, Reagan: Man of Principle, Cedar Fort, 2002, ISBN 1-55517-619-4
- Watson, Robert W., White House Studies Compendium, Volume 1, Nova Publishers, 2007, ISBN 1-60021-521-1
- Yager, Edward M., Ronald Reagan's Journey: Democrat to Republican, Rowman & Littlefield, 2006, ISBN 0-7425-4421-4
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- 40th President of the United States (1981–1989)
- 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975)
politics
- Birthplace
- Pitney Store
- Boyhood home
- General Electric Showcase House
- 668 St. Cloud Road
- Rancho del Cielo
- Filmography
- Political positions
- Governorship of California
- Rockefeller Commission
- Citizens for the Republic
- Presidential Library and Museum
- Reagan era
- Reagan coalition
- 1989 trip to Japan
- Ronald and Nancy Reagan Research Institute
- Death and state funeral
(timeline)
- Transition
- First inauguration and Release of hostages
- Second inauguration
- Assassination attempt
- Cabinet
- Judicial appointments
- Administration scandals
- AIDS
- Bush transition
- Impeachment efforts
- Opinion polling
- Executive orders
- Presidential proclamations
- Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine (1961)
- "A Time for Choosing" (1964)
- States' rights speech (1980)
- Inaugural address
- "Ash heap of history" (1982)
- "Evil empire" (1983)
- "Tear down this wall!" (1987)
- Joint session of Congress (1981)
- State of the Union
depictions
- Bibliography
- In music
- Let Them Eat Jellybeans! (1981)
- U.S. Postage stamps
- Rap Master Ronnie
- Ed the Happy Clown (1983 comic series)
- Spitting Image (TV series) (1984)
- A Mind Forever Voyaging (1985 game)
- The Dark Knight Returns (1986)
- film adaptation
- Pizza Man (1991 film)
- The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001 film)
- Reagan's War (2002 book)
- The Reagans (2003 film)
- Reagan (2011 documentary)
- The Butler (2013 film)
- Killing Reagan (2015 book)
- Killing Reagan (2016 film)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (2020 game)
- The Reagans (2020 miniseries)
- Reagan (2024 film)
- "What would Reagan do?"
- Namesakes and memorials
- U.S. Capitol statue
- USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
- Ronald Reagan Day
- Reagan Day Dinner
- Accolades
- Category