When Hollywood's right wing was cool

CNN ^ | February 13, 2014 | Dr. Timothy Stanley

[catman67]

I would add Tim Holt, who served as a B-29 bombardier in the XXI Bomber Command under Curtis Lemay. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross as well as a Purple Heart.

[sharkhawk]

Buddy Ebsen was a serious conservative also. He campaigned against the communist who played Miss Hathaway on the Beverly Hillbillies.

[Alas Babylon!]

I have to say this as a retired US Air Force Airman (we had Air Force history questions on our promotion tests)...

The US Army Air Corps became the US Army Air Forces in June 1941. For WWII veterans, they would have been in the US Army Air Forces, not the Air Corps.

Jimmy Stewart became a Brigadier General in 1959 while in the US Air Force Reserves.

[ExCTCitizen]

There is still a few Hollywood Republicans. Tom Selleck, Gary Sinse and Pat Sanjak are just 3 of them.

[yarddog]

There were also a lot of performers who served in allied forces in WWII. James Doohan, (Scotty in Star Trek) was wounded on D-Day and lost several fingers. He was always self conscious about it and tried to hide that hand in scenes.

Richard Todd had the distinction of portraying a person (In The Longest Day) who met the real Richard Todd who was some kind of British special forces. In other words he met himself in the movie.

Another I can think of is David Niven. Also Ian Fleming served in British secret service during the war.

[sam_whiskey]

I’m assuming you’re just listing actors who have served, not just ones who are/were conservatives, because there are liberals on your list.

[Iron Munro]

I’m assuming you’re just listing actors who have served

Correct.

There was a time when even most democrats were patriots.