tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post4786257531141509772..comments2024-01-08T15:58:30.133-05:00Comments on Maria McKenzie: Famous Actors Who Served in the MilitaryMaria McKenziehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-42443800723919811752023-08-07T14:38:36.583-04:002023-08-07T14:38:36.583-04:00Where did you obtain the photo of James M Stewart?...<br />Where did you obtain the photo of James M Stewart? I wonder if this ia official Army Air Forces photo (since the rank is not clearly displayed) or a Hollywood type photo of Stewart in the recruiting film he made before he finally convinced the Army to send him to war. I did a lot of on-line research, but have not read his book on his wartime experiences, when I wanted to make it absolutely clear that his friend President Reagan had not promoted him to Major General on the retired list. I found your blog using image search for this photo which was used in another Quora posting that I got on my daily digest today. My own Quora posting is at https://www.quora.com/How-was-Hollywood-movie-star-James-Jimmy-Stewart-promoted-from-the-lowest-rank-in-the-US-military-to-become-a-high-ranking-officer-while-serving-in-WW2-What-did-he-do-exactly-to-skip-ranks-and-be-promoted-so-fast/answer/Roger-Helbig?__nsrc__=4&__snid3__=56892083012Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04855892384323493219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-67870427970189909792016-06-01T16:51:40.477-04:002016-06-01T16:51:40.477-04:00You're right--there are many more! I think the...You're right--there are many more! I think there was a list that contained fifty celebrities from the '40's to the present, but I settled on a list that only named 10. Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-61679507073501804952016-06-01T09:24:31.632-04:002016-06-01T09:24:31.632-04:00I knew about all of them. I know of some others, b...I knew about all of them. I know of some others, but at the moment, I'm having trouble recalling names.<br /><br />There were others who served in the OSS as well.Normahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685538277690762655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-80671354542520444122016-06-01T06:53:54.633-04:002016-06-01T06:53:54.633-04:00That's amazing, because usually once you find ...That's amazing, because usually once you find out something like that, if you look really hard you can see it. My compliments to the cameramen who've concealed it!<br />Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-69914835511267251692016-05-31T18:28:28.895-04:002016-05-31T18:28:28.895-04:00There's a panel about him in our War Museum...There's a panel about him in our War Museum's section on Normandy. Anytime I watch the movies, I look for a tell tale, but it's well concealed.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-85273808639106636612016-05-31T12:50:32.797-04:002016-05-31T12:50:32.797-04:00That's fascinating about James Doohan! I didn&...That's fascinating about James Doohan! I didn't know he served, and I never noticed his missing finger. Gary Burghoff's left hand was slightly deformed. He played Radar in M*A*S*H. His hand was hidden for the most part (usually by a clipboard), but every now and then you could catch a glimpse of it. Maria McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138614172014005449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6488911705938331499.post-51910458139430472342016-05-31T11:00:55.583-04:002016-05-31T11:00:55.583-04:00I knew some of them had served, but others were a ...I knew some of them had served, but others were a surprise.<br /><br />The actor James Doohan, who played Scotty in the Star Trek original series and movies, was a Canadian soldier during the Second World War. He landed in Normandy on D-Day, was wounded in action, and lost a finger. The cameramen always found ways to hide that whenever he was filming anything.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.com