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Robert Montgomery was one of the first movie stars to volunteer for service in World War II,

and when Dwight D. Eisenhower ran for the presidency in 1952, Montgomery was his television coach.

When General Eisenhower became president, Montgomery stayed on in his role as television advisor to become the first show business professional to occupy an office in the White House.

Here to tell another Hollywood Goes to War story is Roger McGrath.

McGrath is the author of Gunfighters, highwaymen, and vigilantes, violence on the frontier,

a U.S. Marine and former history professor at UCLA, Dr. McGrath has appeared on numerous

History Channel documentaries and is a regular contributor here at Our American Stories.

Here's McGrath.

Robert Montgomery was an actor, director, and producer in Hollywood in a career that

spanned more than 30 years. He appeared in more than 60 movies and was nominated twice for best actor.

He won the Tony Award for his direction of the Broadway stage version of The Desperate

Hours.

He was awarded two separate stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one for his work in motion

pictures and another for his work in television.

His daughter and his son followed him into Hollywood.

The daughter, Elizabeth Montgomery,

became especially prominent with her starring role as Samantha,

the beautiful and lovable witch in the television series Bewitched.

Robert Montgomery is born Henry Montgomery, Jr. in Fiskeel Landing, Bewitched. Robert Montgomery is born Henry Montgomery, Jr.

in Fiskeel Landing, New York, in 193,

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