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| Born | Lewis Frederick Ayres III December 28, 1908 Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| Died | December 30, 1996 (aged 88) Los Angeles, California |
| Spouse(s) | Diana Hall (1964-1996) (his death) Ginger Rogers (1934-1940) (divorced) Lola Lane (1931-1933) (divorced) |
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Career
Born Lewis Frederick Ayres III[1] in Minneapolis, Minnesota and reared in San Diego, California, Ayres began acting in bit player roles in films in 1927. He was discovered in 1927 playing banjo in the Henry Halstead Orchestra as Halstead was recording one of the earliest Vitaphone movie shorts called Carnival Night in Paris (Warner Brothers, 1927). The banjo is a Stringed instrument developed by enslaved Africans in the United States, adapted from several African instruments Henry Halstead ( November 16, 1897 – March 19, 1984) was a U Vitaphone was a Sound film process used on features and nearly 2000 Short subjects produced by Warner Bros Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Ayres wrote, "I was a member of Henry Halstead's orchestra in 1927 at the Mission Beach Ballroom in San Diego, California for the summer. My instruments were tenor banjo, long-neck banjo and guitar. After a hiatus, I rejoined Mr. Halstead with a new group, including Phil Harris, on New Year's Eve the same year for the opening night of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, a memorable occasion. Phil Harris (born Wonga Philip Harris) ( June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American Singer, The Beverly Wilshire Hotel is at 9500 Wilshire Boulevard on the east side of South Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills California. "
Ayres played opposite Greta Garbo in 1929's The Kiss, but it was his starring role in 1930's All Quiet on the Western Front which made him a star. Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's Ayres was Janet Gaynor's leading man in Servants' Entrance (1934), which featured a combination of live action and Walt Disney animation in a musical dream sequence. Janet Gaynor ( October 6, 1906 &ndash September 14, 1984) was an American actress. Servants' Entrance ( 1934) is a Comedy film starring Janet Gaynor. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter He played the title role in Young Dr. Kildare in 1938 and became a matinee idol, starring in several Kildare films. Young Dr Kildare is a 1938 Film starring Lew Ayres as an idealistic but somewhat immature young Medical doctor, who benefits greatly During this time, Ayres also co-starred with Joan Crawford and James Stewart in The Ice Follies of 1939. Joan Crawford (born Lucille Fay LeSueur; ( March 23, 1905 - May 10, 1977) Crawford was signed to a motion picture James Maitland Stewart (20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997 popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American Film and stage Actor The Ice Follies of 1939 is a 1939 Motion picture directed by Reinhold Schünzel, and starring Joan Crawford, James Stewart
Mirroring his anti-war and medical roles in his film work, Ayres was a pacifist who sought to become a member of the Medical Corps during World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The military would not guarantee him that position, so he declared as a conscientious objector, and reported to a CPS camp. A conscientious objector (CO is an individual who on religious moral or ethical grounds refuses to participate as a combatant in war or in some cases to take any role that would support The Civilian Public Service ( CPS) provided Conscientious objectors in the United States an alternative to military service during World War II Having such a well-known public figure take this stance was poor publicity for the military, and it led to changes in the rules, at which point Ayres was then able to join the Medical Corps. He served in the Pacific theater and in New Guinea. The Pacific Ocean theater was one of four major naval theatres of war of the Second World War that pitted forces of the Japan against those of the United New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known
In 1948 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Johnny Belinda, but his career was sparse after the war. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize For the 1967 version see Johnny Belinda (1967 film. Johnny Belinda is a 1948 Drama film based on the Costar Jane Wyman fell in love with Ayres and left her husband Ronald Reagan for him, albeit unsuccessfully. Jane Wyman ( January 5, 1917 &ndash September 10, 2007) was an American actress.
In the summer of 1958, Ayers hosted eleven original episodes a CBS Western anthology television series called Frontier Justice, a production of Dick Powell's Four Star Television. Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. The Western is a fiction Genre seen in Film, Television, Radio, Literature, Painting and other Visual arts. ANThology is the first Major label album by Alien Ant Farm released on March 6, 2001 in the USA and March 19 A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Frontier Justice is a CBS Television Western Anthology series which had thirty-one telecasts over the summers of 1958 Richard Ewing "Dick" Powell ( November 14, 1904 – January 2, 1963) was an American Singer, Actor, Four Star Television, also called Four Star Films, Four Star Productions, and Four Star International, was an American Television production He was offered the part of Dr. Kildare in an NBC series, but his (now prescient) request that the show not have cigarette advertising torpedoed that. Dr James Kildare is a Fictional character, the primary character in a series of American theatrical Films in the late 1930s and early 1940s an early 1950s The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's A cigarette ( French "small Cigar " from cigar + -ette) is a product consumed through Smoking and manufactured Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand The part went in 1961 to Richard Chamberlain. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
He played the role of the governor in the pilot episode of the TV CBS series, Hawaii Five-O. A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Hawaii Five-O is an American Television series that starred Jack Lord and James MacArthur as detectives for a fictional Hawaii He chose not to move to Hawaii to do the series, but did appear in the show in other roles from time to time. He also had many guest roles in other television programs.
His 1976 documentary film Altars of the World brought his Eastern philosophical beliefs to the screen and earned him critical acclaim. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality He played a pacifist politician in the original Battlestar Galactica film in 1978. "Saga of a Star World" is the pilot for the American Science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica which was produced
Late in life, he appeared on The Mary Tyler Moore Show as the father of the Murray Slaughter character played by Gavin MacLeod. The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American Television sitcom created by James L Gavin MacLeod (born February 28, 1930) is an American Actor most notable for playing Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler The episode involved Mary's May-November romance with Mr. Slaughter, Sr. He also guest starred and became Mayor on Little House on the Prairie.
Family
Ayres was married three times. He was married to actress Lola Lane from 1931 until 1933 and to actress Ginger Rogers from 1934 until 1940. The Lane Sisters were four female siblings who first achieved success in the 1930s as a singing act with their popularity leading to a series of successful films Ginger Rogers ( July 16, 1911 &ndash April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award -winning American film and stage actress His third marriage, to Diana Hall, lasted from 1964 until his death from complications while in a coma at the age of 88. They had one son, Justin, born in 1968.
Nominations
In 1949 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Johnny Belinda. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize For the 1967 version see Johnny Belinda (1967 film. Johnny Belinda is a 1948 Drama film based on the In 1975 he was nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series in Kung Fu episode The Vanishing Image. This article is specifically about the original TV series (1972–1975 "Kung Fu" He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6385 Hollywood Blvd. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that
Selected filmography
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References
External links
- Lew Ayres at the Internet Movie Database
- Lew Ayres at Allmovie
- Lew Ayres at Find A Grave Retrieved on 2008-02-08
- Classic Images
- Photographs of Lew Ayres
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| NAME | Ayres, Lew |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | III, Lewis Frederick Ayres |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1908-12-28 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1996-12-30 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Los Angeles, California |
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