Since it was maybe unpopular.
2007-03-25 07:35:01 · 1 answers · asked by beavis n butthead 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Umm, WW2 was about as "popular" as such a horrible thing like war could ever get.
Actor Clark Gable manned an anti-aircraft battery in England. Actor Jimmy Stewart flew fighter planes. Kirk Douglas, Charles Bronson, Sidney Poitier, Robert Stack and many other top-name actors also served in WW2, although I can't remember any more off the top of my head right now. Ironically, John Wayne dodged the draft, not so much because he was scared of war but because he saw his opportunity to become a big star with so many other leading men gone overseas.
But even those who didn't serve did ads for war bonds and happily made propaganda films for the US government. Many, many actors did this, even those we don't recognize today.
As far as the government not promoting the war effort, that one I don't get. Why wouldn't the government promote a war that it was fighting?
2007-03-25 07:47:14 · answer #1 · answered by Raindog 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋