Ronald Reagan Biography

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travels, the Reagans managed to stay in Dixon, Illinois, for a long stretch of Ronald's childhood. He went to high school there, and he was a good student, showing an appreciation for writing. He also played football and swam. Ronald also acted in school plays and served as a president of his senior class.

During several summers, Ronald worked as a lifeguard at Lowell Park, which was along the Rock River. Jack suggested he make a notch on a log for each swimmer he rescued, and over the years, Ronald recorded 77 notches. His heroics were sometimes featured on the front page of the local paper.

Public Life: In 1932, Ronald entered Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois. The school was run by the Disciples of Christ. Attending college was rare during the 1920s, something only children from wealthy families could afford. Ronald was determined to go, and he convinced Eureka to give him a partial scholarship to help pay school costs. Ronald began to search for work after one more ...

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His near-sightedness kept him from the front so he spent three years in the army working for the Motion Picture Army Unit making training and propaganda films.

By 1948, Reagan's marriage to Wyman was having major problems. Some believe it was because Reagan was becoming very active in politics. Others thought perhaps he was too busy with his work as president of the Screen Actors Guild which he was elected to in 1947. Or it could have been the trauma in June 1947 when Wyman gave birth four months prematurely to a baby girl who did not live. Though no one knows the exact reason the marriage went sour, Reagan and Wyman divorced in June 1948.

Nearly four years later, on March 4, ...

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