Physical
Description
Height: 6’1”
Hair: Brown
Weight: 180-184 lbs.
Eyes: Blue
Generally right-handed.
Ruddy
complexion (did not require face makeup for movie roles).
Eyesight
Nearsighted since childhood. Began wearing glasses
around the time he entered high school. Began wearing contact
lenses when he began his acting career, which was shortly after they first
became available.
Hearing
Hard of hearing, especially in the right ear, since an
actor fired a pistol near his head during the making of a motion picture. The film was one of
the four, released in 1939 and 1940, in which Reagan portrayed Secret Service
agent Brass Bancroft. To avoid causing embarrassment, Reagan never publicly
identified the particular film, or the individual who fired the gun.
Began wearing a hearing aid in 1983.
Favorites
Activities, Physical
Golf
Horseback
riding
Ranch
work
Swimming
Target
shooting
After
onset of Alzheimer’s Disease, favored golf over more
strenuous activities.
Bible
Verse
For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotton
son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.
John 3:16
Book
The
Bible
Books
(in childhood)
Northern Trails, by William Joseph Long
That Printer of Udell’s, by Harold Bell Wright
Book
series featuring the Rover Boys, Tarzan of the Apes, and Frank Merriwell
The
Bible
Book
Genres
Fiction
Historical
Christmas
Carol
Silent Night
Royal
Briar
Comic
Strip
Peanuts
Desserts/Candy
Brownies
Carrot
cake
Chocolate
cake
Chocolate
chip cookies
Foods/Recipes/Beverages
Apples
- Apple cider
Cornbread
dressing
Eggplant
lasagne
Hamburgers
(grilled)
Macaroni
and cheese
Ice
cream
Jellybeans
(favorite flavor: licorice)
Pumpkin
pecan pie
Meatloaf
Monkey
bread
Split
pea soup
Hymn
Magazine
National Review
Movies
in which he acted
Knute Rockne, All American (1940)
King’s Row (1941)
Movie
Roles
George Gipp (The Gipper) in Knute Rockne, All
American
Drake McHugh in King’s Row
Movie
Soundtrack
The Sound of Music (1965)
Poem
If, by Rudyard Kipling
Prayer
Who
can utter the mighty acts of the Lord;
Who
can shew forth all his praise?
Blessed
are they that keep judgment,
and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
Remember
me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people;
O
visit me with thy salvation;
That
I may see the good of thy chosen,
that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation,
that I may glory with thine
inheritance.
Psalm 106:2-5
Presidents
George
Washington
Abraham
Lincoln
Calvin
Coolidge
Song
Sports
A fan of major league baseball, football, and other
sports.
Symphonic Works
Concerto #1, Tchaikovsky
Lara’s Theme (from Doctor Zhivago)
Firebird Suite, Stravinsky
Porgy and Bess, Gershwin
Television Shows
1965: Bonanza
1967: The
Carol Burnett Show
The Dean Martin Show
1981: Little
House on the Prairie
The Waltons
Tree
Sycamore
Dislikes
Foods
Brussels
sprouts
Liver
Tomatoes
Movies in which he acted
That
Firsts in
Life
Automobile
a 1934 Nash Lafayette coupe
Job
At
age 14, a construction contractor hired him to dig ditches ten hours a day, six
days a week, for a wage of 35 cents per hour.
He saved the money earned (about $200) for his college tuition.
Movie
Love Is On the Air (1937), in which he
played a radio announcer.
Lifetime
Nickname
The
nickname “Dutch” was first applied to Ronald Reagan, in childhood, by his
father. According to Reagan’s
autobiographies, he received the nickname soon after his birth, from his father’s
remark that he looked like “a fat little Dutchman.” Reagan has also stated, however, that his
father gave him the nickname because of the “Dutch boy” haircut, once popular
for little boys, that his mother gave him when he was a toddler. When asked to reconcile the two stories of
the nickname’s origin, Reagan stated that the haircut strengthened the use of
the nickname.
Religion
Although
raised in his mother’s Disciples of Christ denomination, beginning in 1963 Reagan
generally attended
Presbyterian church services at Bel-Air
Presbyterian Church,