six years later the teenager convinced her father to surrender custody rights so that Mr. Davis could formally adopt her
MGM signed her on as the clean-cut girl next door, which limited her prospect at romantic leads
Nancy Davis arranged to meet him over the appearance of her name on a Communist blacklist, which turned out to be a mix-up with another actress
Their relationship remained non-committal, howeve
In March 1952, the two married in a small private ceremony. Nancy became the stepmother to Ronald Reagan’s two biological children and adopted son, but she was also two months pregnant with their first child, Patricia Anne. Their son Ronald Prescott was born six years late
