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'''Lew Ayres''' (28 December 1908—December 30, 1996) was an American actor. | '''Lew Ayres''' (28 December 1908—December 30, 1996) was an American actor. | ||
Ayres career in films began in 1929 opposite | Ayres career in films began in 1929 opposite [w:Greta Garbo|Greta Garbo]] in ''The Kiss''. The following year his role in the anti-war film ''[[w:All Quiet On The Western Front|All Quiet On The Western Front]]'' elevated him to leading man status which peaked in the series of ''[[w:Doctor Kildare|Doctor Kildare]]'' movies for MGM between 1938 and 1942. His declaration of conscientious objector status in [[w:World War II|World War II]] led to a critical and popular backlash that caused MGM to drop him from the ''Kildare'' series. He would serve as a medic during the war. | ||
After the war, Ayres career resumed, but despite an [[w:Academy Award|Academy Award]] nomination for ''[[w:Johnny Belinda (1948 film)|Johnny Belinda]]'' (1948) he never achieved his earlier pre-war stardom again and became more of a character actor in films with a heavier concentration of television roles. | After the war, Ayres career resumed, but despite an [[w:Academy Award|Academy Award]] nomination for ''[[w:Johnny Belinda (1948 film)|Johnny Belinda]]'' (1948) he never achieved his earlier pre-war stardom again and became more of a character actor in films with a heavier concentration of television roles. | ||