PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 251919

RONALD REAGAN
Ronald Reagan signs a black and white photograph from his best film role in King's Row.
Photograph signed: "Ronald Reagan". B/w, 10x8 overall, image 9¼x7 (one surface). Captioned at bottom margin. Movie still from the 1956 re-release of Kings Row, picturing stars Robert Cummings, Ann Sheridan (not signing) and Ronald Reagan. Reagan's role as Drake McHugh is considered his best movie performance. His line when he wakes up after losing both legs in an unnecessary amputation became the title of his 1965 autobiography, Where's the Rest of Me? Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) had two careers: actor and politician. His first movie was Love is on the Air (1937) and his 53rd and last film was The Killers (1964). In 1965, he wrote his autobiography, Where's the Rest of Me?, a line from his role as Drake McHugh in King's Row (1942). Reagan left his job hosting television's Death Valley Days during the 1965-1966 season, when he entered politics. Elected Governor of California in 1966, he was reelected in 1970. Reagan began his campaign for the presidency and narrowly lost the 1976 Republican nomination to Gerald Ford. He was elected President in 1980 and was reelected in 1984. After leaving office in 1989, he wrote his second autobiography, An American Life. On February 6, 2001, Reagan became just the third U.S. President to reach the age of 90. Ink lightly beaded in signature. Light surface striations in left blank margin (not visible head on). Fine condition.