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Lew Ayres
from the trailer for Johnny Belinda (1948)
Birth name	Lewis Frederick Ayre III
Born	December 28, 1908(1908-12-28) Minneapolis, Minnesota,  United States
Died	December 30, 1996 (aged 88) Los Angeles, California
Resting place	Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles, California
Spouse(s)	Diana Hall (1964-1996) (his death) Ginger Rogers (1934-1940) (divorced) Lola Lane (1931-1933) (divorced)
Awards Academy Awards Nominated: Best Actor In A Leading Role For: Johnny Belinda (1948) Emmy Awards Nominated:Outstanding Single Performance By A Supporting Actor In A Comedy Or Drama Series For: "Kung Fu" (1972) Other Awards Hollywood Walk Of Fame

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Born Lewis Frederick Ayre III in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in San Diego, California, Ayres began acting in bit player roles in films in 1927. “Minneapolis” redirects here. ... “San Diego” redirects here. ...

Lew Ayres 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). 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." Henry Halstead (November 16, 1897 – March 19, 1984) Henry Halsteads Orchestra began in early 1922 and over the next 20 years Halsteads band engagements have extended from coast to coast, including the Blossom Room at Hotel Roosevelt, New York; the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California; the... The Warner Brothers Vitaphone logo. ... Warner Bros. ... “San Diego” redirects here. ... Phil Harris and Alice Faye Phil Harris (born Wonga Philip Harris) (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, jazz musician and comedian. ...

Ayres played opposite Greta Garbo in 1929's The Kiss, but it was his starring role in 1930s All Quiet on the Western Front which made him a star. 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. He played the title role in Young Dr. Kildare in 1938 and became a matinee idol, starring in several Kildare films. During this time, Ayres also co-starred with Joan Crawford and James Stewart in The Ice Follies of 1939. Greta Garbo (September 18, 1905 – April 15, 1990) was a Swedish-born actress during Hollywoods silent film period and part of its Golden Age. ... The Kiss may refer to: // The Kiss (Rodin sculpture), a sculpture by Auguste Rodin The Kiss (Brancusi sculpture), a sculpture by Constantin Brancusi The Kiss (Klimt painting), a 1907 painting by Gustav Klimt The Kiss (Hayez painting), a painting by Romantic artist Francesco Hayez The Kiss (Photo), a photograph by... All Quiet on the Western Front is the name of two films based on the Erich Maria Remarque novel All Quiet on the Western Front, one a cinematic treatment directed by Lewis Milestone, the other a television film directed by Delbert Mann. ... Janet Gaynor (October 6, 1906 – September 14, 1984) was an American actress who, in 1928, became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress. ... Servants Entrance is a 1934 comedy film starring Janet Gaynor. ... For the company founded by Disney, see The Walt Disney Company. ... Young Dr. Kildare is a 1938 film starring Lew Ayres as an idealistic but somewhat immature young medical doctor, who benefits greatly from the wise counsel of his mentor, Dr. Gillespie, a seasoned older physician. ... Joan Crawford (March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977),[1] was an acclaimed, iconic, Academy Award-winning American actress, arguably one of the greatest from the Golden Age of Hollywood from the 1920s through 1940s. ... For other persons named James Stewart, see James Stewart (disambiguation). ... The Ice Follies of 1939 is a 1939 film starring Joan Crawford, James Stewart, Lew Ayres, and The International Ice Follies. ...

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. The military would not guarantee him that position, so he declared as a conscientious objector, and reported to a CPS camp. 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, serving in the Pacific and in New Guinea. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... It has been suggested that Conscientious objection throughout the world be merged into this article or section. ... Civilian Public Service (CPS) provided conscientious objectors in the United States an alternative to military service during World War II. From 1941 to 1947 nearly 12,000 draftees, unwilling to do any type of military service, performed work of national importance in 152 CPS camps throughout the United States and...

In 1948 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Johnny Belinda, but his career was sparse after the war. Fatefully his Johnny Belinda costar, Jane Wyman fell in love with Ayres and left her husband, Ronald Reagan, for him, albeit unsuccessfully. The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... Johnny Belinda is a 1948 film which tells the story of a deaf mute woman who is raped, becomes pregnant, and then is ruled unfit to care for the child. ... Johnny Belinda is a 1948 film which tells the story of a deaf mute woman who is raped, becomes pregnant, and then is ruled unfit to care for the child. ... Jane Wyman (January 5, 1917[1]– September 10, 2007) was an Oscar, Golden Globe-winning and Emmy-nominated American actress. ... “Reagan” redirects here. ...

He was offered the part of Doctor Kildare in a television series, but his (now prescient) request that the show not have cigarette ads torpedoed that.

He played the role of the governor in the pilot episode of the TV series, Hawaii Five-O. 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 a variety of other TV series. Hawaii Five-O is an American television series that starred Jack Lord and James MacArthur as detectives for a fictional Hawaii state police department. ...

His 1976 documentary film Altars of the World brought his Eastern philosophical beliefs to the screen and earned him critical acclaim. He played a pacifist politician in the original Battlestar Galactica film in 1978. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... The following is a complete list episodes for the original continuity of Battlestar Galactica. ...

Late in life, he appeared on The Mary Tyler Moore Show as the father of the Murray Slaughter character played by Gavin MacLeod. The episode involved Mary's May-November romance with Mr. Slaughter, Sr. Mary Tyler Moore is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns that aired on CBS from September 19, 1970 to March 19, 1977. ... Gavin MacLeod (born February 28, 1930) is an American actor, notable for playing Murray Slaughter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Captain Merrill Stubing on The Love Boat. ...

Henry Halstead and His Orchestra with Lew Ayres on banjo in the Vitaphone short Carnival Night in Paris (Warner Bros., 1927)

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. His third marriage, to Diana Hall, lasted from 1964 until his death from complications while in a coma at the age of 88. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 463 × 600 pixels Full resolution (849 × 1100 pixel, file size: 96 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Image:HenryHalstead. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 463 × 600 pixels Full resolution (849 × 1100 pixel, file size: 96 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Image:HenryHalstead. ... Henry Halstead (November 16, 1897 – March 19, 1984) Henry Halsteads Orchestra began in early 1922 and over the next 20 years Halsteads band engagements have extended from coast to coast, including the Blossom Room at Hotel Roosevelt, New York; the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California; the... The Warner Brothers Vitaphone logo. ... Priscilla Lane, the youngest of the Lane Sisters, in the trailer for Cowboy from Brooklyn (1938). ... Ginger Rogers (July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award-winning American film and stage actress and singer. ...

He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6385 Hollywood Blvd. Buskers perform on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ...

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