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Would you be surprised to find out which political party Old Hollywood actors supported?
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:05 pm
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:05 pm
I love old movies and growing up out here in the midst of the industry, I was more or less not surprised to know one's political affiliations due to their lifestyle, statements or what have you.
For fun, I thought I'd share a few actors/actresses political affiliations with you. Keep in mind that both Pubs and Dems were more conservative back in those days.
But, some of you may be amused to find out that a few of your favorite actors and actresses from the Golden Age of Hollywood were not a part of the political party you may have thought.
Many actors, like Cary Grant, were apolitical in the sense that they didn't believe in publicly spouting off about politics, religion, etc., and their personal beliefs because in Gary's own words, "none of us actors are experts in the field of politics and religion and we should keep our mouths shut. We're experts in entertainment!" If only the actors and actresses of today would follow such advice.
This list isn't exhaustive, just a few....from my MGM files, in this corner.......
REPUBLICANS
Ginger Rogers...James Cagney...Fred Astaire...Doris Day...Audrey Hepburn...Joan Crawford...Fred MacMurray...Gloria DeHaven (Fred's wife)...June Allyson...Loretta Young...Jane Russell...Irene Dunne...James Stewart...Dick Powell...Lou Costello...William Holden...Charlton Heston...John Wayne...Anita Louise...George Murphy...Bing Crosby...Bob Hope...Frank Sinatra...Pat Boone...Gary Cooper...Clark Gable...Barbara Stanwyck...Gene Tierney...Shirley Temple...Hedda Hopper...Ronald Reagan (duh!)...Adolph Menjou...Robert Taylor...Ward Bond...Walter Brennan (Hollywood's most decorated actor of all time)...Gloria Swanson...Chill Wills...Efrem Zimbalist, Jr....Laraine Day...Charles Coburn...Robert Montgomery (father of Elizabeth Montgomery)...Eva Gabor...Steve McQueen...Jerry Lewis...Jane Wyman....Claudette Colbert...Betty Grable...Laurence Olivier...Mickey Rooney...Rosalind Russell...Red Skelton...Cyd Charisse...Robert Mitchum...Robert Cummings...Cesar Romero...Jackie Gleason...Dennis Morgan...Ethel Merman...Walter Pidgeon...Esther Williams...Joan Blondell...Joseph Cotten...William Powell...Pat O'Brien...Norma Shearer...Dorothy Lamour...Agnes Moorehead...Glenn Ford...Ruth Hussey...Donna Reed...Susan Hayward...Maureen O'Hara...Jeanne Crain...Betty Hutton...Ann Rutherford...Anne Baxter...Fay Wray...Paulette Goddard...Yvonne De Carlo...Rhonda Fleming...Jane Powell...Buster Keaton...Bebe Daniels...Zasu Pitts...Lillian Gish...Jeanette McDonald...Nelson Eddy...Kathryn Grayson...Ann Miller.
And, in this corner.....
DEMOCRATS -- most of these are no surprise! LOL.
Katharine Hepburn...Spencer Tracy...Gregory Peck...Kirk Douglas...Henry Fonda...James Garner (I was surprised by Garner)...Lauren Bacall...Humphrey Bogart...Gene Kelly...Ava Gardner...Marsha Hunt...Burt Lancaster...Edward G. Robinson...Carole Lombard...Myrna Loy...Fredric March...Paul Newman...Orson Welles...Gale Sondergaard...Judy Garland...Tony Curtis...Dean Martin...Sammy Davis, Jr...Peter Lawford...Johnny Carson...Janet Leigh...Lana Turner...Bette Davis...Lucille Ball...Olivia de Havilland...Groucho Marx...Marilyn Monroe...John Garfield...Jean Arthur...John Huston...Danny Kaye...Ida Lupino...Richard Widmark...Ingrid Bergman...Robert Ryan...Angela Lansbury...Joan Fontaine...Louis Jourdan...Leslie Caron...Warren Beatty...Shirley MacLaine...Vincent Price...Burgess Meredith...Jack Lemmon...Rita Hayworth...Franchot Tone...Lee Marvin...Margaret Sullavan...Ralph Bellamy...Elizabeth Taylor...Grace Kelly...Mary Astor...Patricia Neal...Anita Page...Joan Bennett...Dorothy Malone...Judy Holliday...Elsa Lanchester...Eva Marie Saint...Mercedes McCambridge...Maureen O'Sullivan...Shelley Winters...Miriam Hopkins...Joan Leslie...
For fun, I thought I'd share a few actors/actresses political affiliations with you. Keep in mind that both Pubs and Dems were more conservative back in those days.
But, some of you may be amused to find out that a few of your favorite actors and actresses from the Golden Age of Hollywood were not a part of the political party you may have thought.
Many actors, like Cary Grant, were apolitical in the sense that they didn't believe in publicly spouting off about politics, religion, etc., and their personal beliefs because in Gary's own words, "none of us actors are experts in the field of politics and religion and we should keep our mouths shut. We're experts in entertainment!" If only the actors and actresses of today would follow such advice.
This list isn't exhaustive, just a few....from my MGM files, in this corner.......
REPUBLICANS
Ginger Rogers...James Cagney...Fred Astaire...Doris Day...Audrey Hepburn...Joan Crawford...Fred MacMurray...Gloria DeHaven (Fred's wife)...June Allyson...Loretta Young...Jane Russell...Irene Dunne...James Stewart...Dick Powell...Lou Costello...William Holden...Charlton Heston...John Wayne...Anita Louise...George Murphy...Bing Crosby...Bob Hope...Frank Sinatra...Pat Boone...Gary Cooper...Clark Gable...Barbara Stanwyck...Gene Tierney...Shirley Temple...Hedda Hopper...Ronald Reagan (duh!)...Adolph Menjou...Robert Taylor...Ward Bond...Walter Brennan (Hollywood's most decorated actor of all time)...Gloria Swanson...Chill Wills...Efrem Zimbalist, Jr....Laraine Day...Charles Coburn...Robert Montgomery (father of Elizabeth Montgomery)...Eva Gabor...Steve McQueen...Jerry Lewis...Jane Wyman....Claudette Colbert...Betty Grable...Laurence Olivier...Mickey Rooney...Rosalind Russell...Red Skelton...Cyd Charisse...Robert Mitchum...Robert Cummings...Cesar Romero...Jackie Gleason...Dennis Morgan...Ethel Merman...Walter Pidgeon...Esther Williams...Joan Blondell...Joseph Cotten...William Powell...Pat O'Brien...Norma Shearer...Dorothy Lamour...Agnes Moorehead...Glenn Ford...Ruth Hussey...Donna Reed...Susan Hayward...Maureen O'Hara...Jeanne Crain...Betty Hutton...Ann Rutherford...Anne Baxter...Fay Wray...Paulette Goddard...Yvonne De Carlo...Rhonda Fleming...Jane Powell...Buster Keaton...Bebe Daniels...Zasu Pitts...Lillian Gish...Jeanette McDonald...Nelson Eddy...Kathryn Grayson...Ann Miller.
And, in this corner.....
DEMOCRATS -- most of these are no surprise! LOL.
Katharine Hepburn...Spencer Tracy...Gregory Peck...Kirk Douglas...Henry Fonda...James Garner (I was surprised by Garner)...Lauren Bacall...Humphrey Bogart...Gene Kelly...Ava Gardner...Marsha Hunt...Burt Lancaster...Edward G. Robinson...Carole Lombard...Myrna Loy...Fredric March...Paul Newman...Orson Welles...Gale Sondergaard...Judy Garland...Tony Curtis...Dean Martin...Sammy Davis, Jr...Peter Lawford...Johnny Carson...Janet Leigh...Lana Turner...Bette Davis...Lucille Ball...Olivia de Havilland...Groucho Marx...Marilyn Monroe...John Garfield...Jean Arthur...John Huston...Danny Kaye...Ida Lupino...Richard Widmark...Ingrid Bergman...Robert Ryan...Angela Lansbury...Joan Fontaine...Louis Jourdan...Leslie Caron...Warren Beatty...Shirley MacLaine...Vincent Price...Burgess Meredith...Jack Lemmon...Rita Hayworth...Franchot Tone...Lee Marvin...Margaret Sullavan...Ralph Bellamy...Elizabeth Taylor...Grace Kelly...Mary Astor...Patricia Neal...Anita Page...Joan Bennett...Dorothy Malone...Judy Holliday...Elsa Lanchester...Eva Marie Saint...Mercedes McCambridge...Maureen O'Sullivan...Shelley Winters...Miriam Hopkins...Joan Leslie...
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Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:10 pm to JetDawg
Which ones were straight-up communists?
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:11 pm to JetDawg
Bet they all vote dem now though
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:12 pm to JetDawg
Old School Dems are not today's Dems
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:15 pm to JetDawg
Many of the actors of that era served in WWII. I think Lee Marvin was a decorated soldier.
It didn't take long after the war for Hollywood to turn left.
It didn't take long after the war for Hollywood to turn left.
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:26 pm to Tantal
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Which ones were straight-up communists?
Fredric March, John Garfield, Paul Muni, and Edward G. Robinson were members of the U.S. Communist Party among a few other lesser known actors. A few writers and producers were, also. Dalton Trumbo was the most notable of these.
This post was edited on 6/22/22 at 7:29 pm
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:30 pm to JetDawg
Charlton Heston and Ronald Reagan were Democrats during at least part of their Hollywood careers. Reagan switched parties, I believe, in the 50s, and Heston in the early 60s.
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:31 pm to JetDawg
Surprised about Johnny Carson.
Dean Martin voted Republican except for John F . Kennedy:
Martin was raised an authentic Italian Catholic, but didn't speak about his faith and appears to have been largely non-religious.
Martin was a lifelong Republican, except when it came to supporting John F. Kennedy in 1960.
Dean Martin
Dean Martin voted Republican except for John F . Kennedy:
Martin was raised an authentic Italian Catholic, but didn't speak about his faith and appears to have been largely non-religious.
Martin was a lifelong Republican, except when it came to supporting John F. Kennedy in 1960.
Dean Martin
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:34 pm to Godfather1
Reagan and Heston were in the Dems at first; however, the Dems were more conservative than the Pubs are today. Frank Sinatra was also originally a Dem and switched to the Pubs in 1960 after Peter Lawford "messed up" the plans for the Kennedys to spend their visit to Palm Springs, California, at his house. Instead, the Kennedys went and stayed at Bing Crosby's home, a noted and big Republican supporter.
Sinatra was so mad at the Kennedys that he switched parties and never supported the Dems again.
Sinatra was so mad at the Kennedys that he switched parties and never supported the Dems again.
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:36 pm to JetDawg
Who would give a shite what any Hollywood personality thinks or votes.
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:37 pm to Nolalakeview
Carson was a bit of a surprise, too. So was James Garner for me.
Martin was, indeed, a Republican; however, he didn't support Kennedy. He supported Lyndon B. Johnson.
Martin was, indeed, a Republican; however, he didn't support Kennedy. He supported Lyndon B. Johnson.
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:38 pm to JetDawg
This list is not accurate. For just one example, Cesar Romero was a leftist and praised Castro.
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:39 pm to JetDawg
Lucille Ball also:
Lucille Ball was 'scared' after she was publicly outed for having registered with the communist party, according to her daughter
Lucille Ball Was Scared After She Was Publicy Outed According To Her Daughter - Yahoo
Lucille Ball was 'scared' after she was publicly outed for having registered with the communist party, according to her daughter
Lucille Ball Was Scared After She Was Publicy Outed According To Her Daughter - Yahoo
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:40 pm to JetDawg
I am surprised by Paul Newman
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:41 pm to JetDawg
Yes, Johnny Carson and James Garner surprise me the most!
Goes to show you how great Johnny was......he insulted both sides in his monologues.
Goes to show you how great Johnny was......he insulted both sides in his monologues.
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:42 pm to Nolalakeview
Lucille Ball only registered with the Party back in the 1930's because her father was a member. However, she never actively supported them or had any association with them whatsoever.
As Desi Arnaz, her husband, said to the live audience for the first taping of, "I Love Lucy", after she gave testimony..."the only thing red about Lucy is her hair. And even that isn't real!"
As Desi Arnaz, her husband, said to the live audience for the first taping of, "I Love Lucy", after she gave testimony..."the only thing red about Lucy is her hair. And even that isn't real!"
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:44 pm to tigerfan84
quote:
I am surprised by Paul Newman
Not really when you consider his friends in the business he hung out with. Still, Paul Newman was on the conservative side -- nothing like the wacky Dems of today.
His wife, Joanne Woodward, was from Georgia and her conservatism had an influence on Paul. They had a wonderful marriage.
This post was edited on 6/22/22 at 7:48 pm
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:49 pm to JetDawg
Important facts.
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:52 pm to JetDawg
The each party’s positions on many issues have not been stagnant over the past 80 years. So, without knowing what the party platform was in each decade it’s hard to pass any kind of judgments.
For example, being a staunch Democrat today is significantly different than one in the 60s. I imagine culturally both parties were much closer than they are today.
For example, being a staunch Democrat today is significantly different than one in the 60s. I imagine culturally both parties were much closer than they are today.
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