Ronald Reagan's Acting Movies

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Critics of Reagan often claimed he was stuck between reality and his acting roles. Caiazza (2011), who earned a doctorate in Philosophy of Science, explained Reagan’s critics claimed he struggled with differentiating reality and his acting roles (p. 43). Critics may have thought Reagan confused reality because as Rogin (1987) declared, movie makers tie in an actor’s personal traits to the character the actor plays. When the actor sees a slightly different version of themselves they tend to get lost in that version, losing their true identity (p. 92). Schieffer and Gates (1989) observed an actor’s job is “blurring the lines between illusion and reality” (p. 171). Although some actors lose touch with reality, Reagan did not. As Caiazza (2011)