Lew Ayres
Subtitle: Hollywood's conscientious objector
By: Lesley L. Coffin ; foreword by Marya E. Gates
Series: Hollywood legends series
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Jackson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9781617036378; 9781617036385
Subjects: Actors; Conscientious objectors; Biography; World War, 1939-1945
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Grandma's boy; title: Young musician in search of a movie; title: The kind of role that casts a shadow; title: A new kind of star; title: Romantic comedy; title: At the helm; title: A short stay on poverty row; title: "The comeback king of 1938"; title: Introducing Dr. Kildare; title: A doctor, a comic; title: Echoes of war; title: Lew Ayres, conscientious objector; title: A camp in Oregon; title: "Like a bomb was dropped"; title: Public debate; title: Basic training; title: In search of something; title: A hero returns to Hollywood; title: The comeback of 1946; title: Awards and affairs; title: The return of Dr. Kildare; title: Magnificent obsession; title: A man of honor and faith; title: The older gentleman; title: Altars of the world; title: As time goes by; title: Reaching for the butterfly.