Here are just some of the figures who converted fame into political capital long before Trump
Helen Gahagan Douglas addressing the World Youth Rally in New York City, March 21, 1945. Photo-Illustration: Intelligencer; Photo: Everett/Shutterstock Could there really be something new under the sun in U.S. politics? “Celebrities are America’s new politicians,” proclaimed an Axios headline published this week. The piece explained:
Stars trying to influence politics without entering the arena themselves strikes me as even more underwhelming. Maybe that’s because I’m old enough to remember much earlier generations of celebrity support for politicians, including the Rat Pack’s famous affinity for Richard Nixon and the host of entertainment and athletic figures associated with the Kennedys.
And Shirley Temple, perhaps the most famous child actor of all time, entered politics as an adult. As Shirley Temple Black, she ran for Congress in California in 1967 and later held multiple diplomatic positions. And going back to California, Sonny Bono was elected to two terms in Congress before being killed in a skiing accident.
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