Lew ayres biography
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I think All Quiet on the Western Front is one of the movies which should be required viewing for all high schoolers. IEvery time I've seen it presented in a classroom or theater, it ignites an emotional discussion about the way soldiers are essenKingme-
Please share your thoughts on All Quiet on the Western Front in General because I consider that movie one of my favorites This is one of my favorite "Pre" World War I Movies that go about the horrors of war and the "boys" hardship of deciding what is right and what is wrong in war.
I often moved by this movie and I always focus on the "boys" feelings rather the war itself. I also admired the performance of Beryl Mercer who played Paul's Mother and she was one of my favorite supporting characters I would like you to share your thoughts on her if you can! And Lew too His protrayal of Paul was marvelous in this movie
And, the performance of Louis Wolheim who played Kat and a Veteran Solider that befriended Paul in this movie.
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Lew Ayres
Lew Ayres () became known to the public when he portrayed the leading character in the epic war film All Quiet on the Western Front. The role made him a household name, introduced him to his closest friends, brought him to the attention of his first two wives, and would overshadow the rest of his career. To be a movie star was his first and only ambition as a child, but once he found success, he was never fully satisfied in his choice of profession. Although lacking a formal education, Ayres spent the rest of his life pursuing dozens of intellectual studies, interests, and hobbies. He even considered ended his acting career after just a few years to pursue a more “respectable and fulfilling” path as a director.
Ayres was given not one but two comeback opportunities in his acting career, in and He was cast in the film series Dr. Kildare where he showed his abilities in comedy and his unique strength at bringing a level of sincerity to even the most outlandish or ideal
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Lew Ayres was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in San Diego, California. A college dropout, he was funnen by a talent scout in the Coconut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles and entered Hollywood as a bit player. He was leading man to Greta Garbo in The Kiss (), but it was the role of Paul Baumer in All Quiet on the Western Front () that was his big break. He was profoundly affected bygd the anti-war message of that bio, and when, in , the popular star of Young Dr. Kildare () and subsequent Dr. Kildare films was drafted, he was a conscientious objector. America was outraged, and theaters vowed never to show his films igen, but tyst he achieved the Medical Corps ställning eller tillstånd he had requested, serving as a medic beneath fire in the South Pacific and as a chaplain's aid in New Guinea and the Phillipines. His return to spelfilm after the war was undistinguished until Johnny Belinda () - his role as the sympathetic physician treating the deaf-mute Jane Wyman won him an Academy Award nom