James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morality he portrayed both on and off the screen, he epitomized the "American ideal" in the mid-twentieth century. In 1999, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked him third on its list of the greatest American male actors.[1] He received numerous honors including the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1968, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1980, the Kennedy Center Honor in 1983, as well as the Academy Honorary Award and Presidential Medal of Freedom, both in 1985.
Born and raised in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Stewart started
acting while at Princeton University. After graduating in 1932, he began a
career as a stage actor, appearing on Broadway and in summer stock productions.
He landed his first supporting role in The Murder Man (1935) and had his
breakthrough in Frank Capra's ensemble comedy You Can't Take It with You
(1938). The following year, Stewart garnered his first of five Academy Award
nominations for his portrayal of an idealized senator in Capra's Mr. Smith Goes
to Washington (1939). The following year he received the Academy Award for Best
Actor, the only competitive Oscar of his career, for his performance in the
George Cukor romantic comedy The Philadelphia Story (1940). Stewart's first
postwar role was as George Bailey in Capra's It's a Wonderful Life Link to Wikipedia
Michael Landon speaks with Mark Twain (Jimmy Stewart) GE All
Star Anniversary 1978
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