oscotto I've been reading Ralph Bellamy's autobiography and, I quote, "Lew Ayers ... had some difficulty with the draft board about being a conscientious objector." I was wondering what the difficulty was. The difficulty Bellamy was likely mentioning was the law in place which stated only...

Kingme- Please share your thoughts on All Quiet on the Western Front in General because I consider that movie one of my favorites ... This is one of my favorite "Pre" World War I Movies that go about the horrors of war and the "boys" hardship of deciding what is right and what i...

Thank you all for welcoming me. I'll try to answer questions as soon as possible. moirafinnie How did you get interested in becoming a biographer and why did you choose to write about Lew Ayres? Was it his movies, his sometimes controversial life, or both these factors? I knew I wanted to be a biogr...