James Stewart

   Jimmy Stewart

   Lt. James Stewart

Real name

Stewart, James Maitland

Nickname

Jimmy Stewart

Born

20 May 1908, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA.

Died

2 July 1997, Los Angeles, California, USA. (pulmonary blood clot)

Biography

His "aw shucks" demeanor has served him well as the good guy, the shy guy or the nice guy in films like Harvey (1950) (qv) and You Can't Take It with You (1938) (qv). 'Alfred Hitchcock' (qv) turned him into a dramatic leading man in films like Rear Window (1954) (qv) and Vertigo (1958) (qv). Stewart also starred in his share of westerns, including Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962) (qv), Naked Spur, The (1953) (qv) and Man from Laramie, The (1955) (qv).

Ray Hamel

Married

• 'Gloria Hatrick McLean' (9 August 1949 - 16 February 1994) (her death)

Trivia

• (October 1997) Ranked #10 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie
  Stars of All Time" list.
• He was the first movie star to enter the service for World War II,
  joining a year before Pearl Harbor was bombed. He was initially refused
  entry into the Air Force because he weighed 5 pounds less that the
  required 148 pounds, but he talked the recruitment officer into
  ignoring the test. He eventually became a Colonel, and earned the Air
  Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Croix de Guerre and 7 battle
  stars. In 1959, served in the Air Force Reserve, he became a brigadier
  general.
• The James Stewart Museum was dedicated in Indiana, PA on 20 May 1995
• (1980) American Film Institute Life Achievement Award
• Attended Princeton University. Graduated in 1932.
• When Stewart won the Best Actor Oscar in 1940, he sent it to his father
  in Indiana, Pennsylvania, who set it in his hardware shop. The trophy
  remained there for 25 years.
• The word "Philadelphia" on the Oscar that Jimmy received in 1941 for
  "The Philadelphia Story" is mispelled. Ironically, the Oscar was kept
  in the window of Jimmy's father's hardware store located on
  Philadelphia Street in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
• Interred at Forest Lawn, Glendale, California, USA, in the Wee Kirk O'
  the Heathers Churchyard , on the left side, up the huge slope, to the
  left of the Taylor Monument, space 2, lot 8.
• (September 1999) James was named Best Classic Actor of the 20th Century
  in an Entertainment Weekly on-line poll.
• Studied architecture at Princeton.
• Is the highest ranking actor in military history.
• Never took an acting lesson, and felt that people could learn more when
  actually working rather than studying the craft.
• Was good friends with 'Henry Fonda' (qv).
• His son died while serving in the Vietnam War.
• When he left to serve in WWII, his father gave him a letter which he
  kept in his pocket everyday until the war ended.
• Played the Accordian.
• Achieved the highest rank in Boy Scouting, Eagle Scout, while in his
  youth in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
• Appeared on "Password" (1961) (qv) in 1964 with his wife Gloria and their twin
  daughters.
• Has four children: Kelly and Judy (twins) and his wife's sons from a
  previous marrage, Ronald and Michel.
• Was a regular on the "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts." He was even a
  guest of honor in 1978.
• Introduced the Cole Porter standard "Easy to Love" in 1936's "Born to
  Dance." His undubbed, reedy tenor voice was actually not so bad. He
  would later say of the experience, "the song had become such a big hit
  that they felt even my singing couldn't ruin it." He would later sing a
  few bars of "Over the Rainbow" as part of his Oscar-winning performance
  in "The Philadelphia Story."
• Kennedy Center Honoree, 1983.
• Starred in the NBC Radio series "The Six Shooter" (1953-54).
• Much of his works were donated to Brigham Young University in 1983,
  including Stewart's personal copy of "It's a Wonderful Life."
• Stewart was Alfred Hitchcock's original choice to play the lead in
  "North By Northwest".
• Hit #133 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1965 with "The Legend of
  Shenandoah" (Decca 31795), a narration backed up with the Charles "Bud"
  Dant Orchestra
• Is of Anglo-Saxon heritage.

Other works

• TV commercial for Firestone Tires (1970s)
• TV commercial for Campbell's Soup (voice)
• Star of the radio series "The Six Shooter" (c. 1950s)
• (1 January 1982) Grand Marshal, Tournament of Roses parade

Portrayed in

• Hollywood Steps Out (1941) (qv)

Guest appearances

• "My Secret Identity" (1988) (qv), as [unknown] (episode 3.17 Invisible Dr. J, The (2/25/1991))
• "Carol Burnett Show, The" (1967) (qv), as Himself (3/29/1978)
• "Jimmy Stewart Show, The" (1971) (qv), as Josiah Kessell (episode By Way of Introduction)
• "Parkinson" (1971) (qv), as Himself
• "Jack Benny Program, The" (1950) (qv), as Himself (episode 15.4 Income Tax Show, The (10/16/1964))
• "Password" (1961) (qv), as Himself (along with wife Gloria and twin daughters Judy and Kelly) (1964)
• "What's My Line?" (1950) (qv), as Mystery Guest (11/10/1963)
• "Jack Benny Program, The" (1950) (qv), as Himself (episode 14.6 Jack Directs Film (10/29/1963))
• "Jack Benny Program, The" (1950) (qv), as Himself (episode 13.8 Jack Gives a Dinner Party (11/20/1962))
• "Jack Benny Program, The" (1950) (qv), as Himself (episode 12.4 Jack Takes the Stewarts to a Play (11/12/1961))
• "Jack Benny Program, The" (1950) (qv), as Himself (episode 11.8 Jack Goes to Concert (12/11/1960))
• "Jack Benny Program, The" (1950) (qv), as Himself (episode 10.4 Jimmy Stewarts Show, The (11/15/1959))
• "Startime" (1959) (qv), as [unknown] (episode Cindy's Fella (1959))
• "Jack Benny Program, The" (1950) (qv), as Himself (episode 8.13 Academy Awards (3/9/1958))
• "Navy Log" (1955) (qv), as [unknown] (episode 1.22 Lunger at Kunsan (2/14/1956))
• "General Electric Theater" (1954) (qv), as [unknown] (episode Windmill, The (4/24/1955))
• "Arthur Godfrey and His Friends" (1949) (qv), as [unknown] (4/20/1955)
• "Jack Benny Program, The" (1950) (qv), as Himself (episode 3.4 Cafe Skit (12/28/1952))

Filmography (Actors list)

• 1934 Art Trouble (1934) [Mr. Burton] (uncredited)
• 1935 Murder Man, The (1935) [Shorty]
• 1936 After the Thin Man (1936) [David Graham]
• 1936 Born to Dance (1936) [Ted Barker]
• 1936 Gorgeous Hussy, The (1936) [Roderick 'Rowdy' Dow]
• 1936 Important News (1936) [Cornelius 'Corn' Stevens, Scoop's Nephew] (uncredited)
• 1936 Next Time We Love (1936) [Christopher Tyler]
• 1936 Rose-Marie (1936) [John Flower]
• 1936 Small Town Girl (1936) [Elmer]
• 1936 Speed (1936) [Terry Martin]
• 1936 Wife vs. Secretary (1936) [Dave]
• 1937 Last Gangster, The (1937) [Paul North, Sr]
• 1937 Navy Blue and Gold (1937) [John 'Truck' Cross (alias of John Cross Carter)]
• 1937 Seventh Heaven (1937) [Chico]
• 1938 Hollywood Goes to Town (1938) [Himself] (uncredited)
• 1938 Of Human Hearts (1938) [Jason Wilkins]
• 1938 Shopworn Angel, The (1938) [Pvt. William 'Bill'/'Texas' Pettigrew]
• 1938 Vivacious Lady (1938) [Peter]
• 1938 You Can't Take It with You (1938) [Tony Kirby]
• 1939 Destry Rides Again (1939) [Tom (Thomas Jefferson) Destry, Jr.]
• 1939 Hollywood Hobbies (1939) [Himself] (uncredited)
• 1939 Ice Follies of 1939 (1939) [Larry Hall]
• 1939 It's a Wonderful World (1939) [Guy Johnson]
• 1939 Made for Each Other (1939) [John Horace Mason]
• 1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) [Jefferson Smith]
• 1940 Mortal Storm, The (1940) [Martin Breitner]
• 1940 No Time for Comedy (1940) [Gaylord 'Gay' Esterbrook]
• 1940 Philadelphia Story, The (1940) [Macaulay (Mike) Connor]
• 1940 Shop Around the Corner, The (1940) [Alfred Kralik]
• 1941 Come Live with Me (1941) [Bill Smith]
• 1941 Pot o' Gold (1941) [James Hamilton Haskel]
• 1941 Ziegfeld Girl (1941) [Gilbert 'Gil' Young]
• 1942 Fellow Americans (1942) [Narrator] (voice)
• 1942 Winning Your Wings (1942) [Himself] (as Lt. James Stewart)
• 1943 Hollywood in Uniform (1943) [Himself]
• 1946 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) [George Bailey]
• 1947 Magic Town (1947) [Lawrence 'Rip' Smith]
• 1947 Thunderbolt (1947)
• 1948 10,000 Kids and a Cop (1948) [Himself, Introduction Narrative]
• 1948 Call Northside 777 (1948) [P.J. McNeal, Reporter Chicago Times]
• 1948 On Our Merry Way (1948) [Slim]
• 1948 Rope (1948) [Rupert Cadell]
• 1948 You Gotta Stay Happy (1948) [Marvin Payne]
• 1949 Malaya (1949) [John Royer]
• 1949 Stratton Story, The (1949) [Monty Stratton]
• 1950 Broken Arrow (1950) [Tom Jeffords]
• 1950 Harvey (1950) [Elwood P. Dowd]
• 1950 Jackpot, The (1950) [Bill Lawrence]
• 1950 Winchester '73 (1950) [Lin McAdam]
• 1951 No Highway (1951) [Theodore Honey]
• 1952 Bend of the River (1952) [Glyn McLyntock, Wagon train guide]
• 1952 Carbine Williams (1952) [David Marshall 'Marsh' Williams]
• 1952 Greatest Show on Earth, The (1952) [Buttons]
• 1953 Glenn Miller Story, The (1953) [Glenn Miller]
• 1953 Naked Spur, The (1953) [Howard Kemp]
• 1953 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Laugh Parade (1953) [Himself. archive footage]
• 1953 Thunder Bay (1953) [Steve Martin]
• 1954 Far Country, The (1954) [Jeff Webster]
• 1954 Rear Window (1954) [L. B. 'Jeff' Jeffries]
• 1954 Screen Snapshots: Memories in Uniform (1954) [Himself]
• 1954 Tomorrow's Drivers (1954) [Narrator]
• 1955 Man from Laramie, The (1955) [Will Lockhart]
• 1955 Strategic Air Command (1955) [Lt. Col. Robert 'Dutch' Holland]
• 1956 Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956) [Doctor Ben McKenna]
• 1956 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood, City of Stars (1956) [Himself]
• 1957 Night Passage (1957) [Grant McLaine]
• 1957 Spirit of St. Louis, The (1957) [Charles Augustus 'Slim' Lindbergh]
• 1958 30th Annual Academy Awards, The (1958) (TV) [Himself - Co-host]
• 1958 Bell Book and Candle (1958) [Shepherd Henderson]
• 1958 Vertigo (1958) [Det. John 'Scottie' Ferguson]
• 1959 Anatomy of a Murder (1959) [Paul Biegler Attorney At Law]
• 1959 FBI Story, The (1959) [Chip Hardesty]
• 1960 Mountain Road, The (1960) [Major Baldwin]
• 1961 33rd Annual Academy Awards, The (1961) (TV) [Himself, accepting Honorary Award for Gary Cooper]
• 1961 Two Rode Together (1961) [Marshal Guthrie McCabe]
• 1961 X-15 (1961) [Narrator] (voice)
• 1962 Flashing Spikes (1962) (TV) [Slim Conway]
• 1962 How the West Was Won (1962) [Linus Rawlings]
• 1962 Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962) [Ransom Stoddard Attorney-At-Law]
• 1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) [Roger Hobbs]
• 1963 Take Her, She's Mine (1963) [Frank Michaelson/Narrator]
• 1964 36th Annual Academy Awards, The (1964) (TV) [Himself - Presenter: Cinematography Awards]
• 1964 Cheyenne Autumn (1964) [Wyatt Earp]
• 1965 Dear Brigitte (1965) [Prof. Robert Leaf]
• 1965 Flight of the Phoenix, The (1965) [Frank Towns, Plane Captain/Narrator]
• 1965 Shenandoah (1965) [Charlie Anderson]
• 1966 Rare Breed, The (1966) [Sam Burnett]
• 1968 Bandolero! (1968) [Mace Bishop]
• 1968 Firecreek (1968) [Johnny Cobb]
• 1970 Cheyenne Social Club, The (1970) [John O'Hanlan]
• 1971 American West of John Ford, The (1971) (TV) [Himself/Narrator]
• 1971 Directed by John Ford (1971) [Himself] (uncredited)
• 1971 Fools' Parade (1971) [Mattie Appleyard]
• 1971-1972 "Jimmy Stewart Show, The" (1971) [Prof. Jim Howard]
• 1972 Harvey (1972) (TV) [Elwood P. Dowd]
• 1973 American Film Institute Salute to John Ford, The (1973) (TV) [Himself]
• 1973 Hawkins on Murder (1973) (TV) [Billy Jim Hawkins]
• 1973-1974 "Hawkins" (1973) [Billy Jim Hawkins (1973-74)]
• 1974 "World at War, The" (1974) (mini) [Himself]
• 1974 Just One More Time (1974) [Himself] (uncredited)
• 1974 That's Entertainment! (1974) [Himself (Host/Narrator)]
• 1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) (archive footage)
• 1976 All-Star Tribute to John Wayne, An (1976) (TV) [Himself]
• 1976 American Film Institute Presents a Salute to William Wyler, The (1976) (TV) [Himself]
• 1976 CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years (1976) (TV) [Himself]
• 1976 Shootist, The (1976) [Doctor E.W. Hostetler]
• 1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) [Appearance] (archive footage)
• 1977 Airport '77 (1977) [Philip Stevens]
• 1978 American Film Institute Salute to Henry Fonda, The (1978) (TV) [Himself]
• 1978 Big Sleep, The (1978) [General Sternwood]
• 1978 General Electric's All-Star Anniversary (1978) (TV) [Mark Twain]
• 1978 Magic of Lassie, The (1978) [Clovis Mitchell]
• 1978 NBC: The First Fifty Years - A Closer Look, Part Two (1978) (TV) [Host]
• 1979 American Film Institute Salute to Alfred Hitchcock, The (1979) (TV) [Himself]
• 1979 Has Anybody Here Seen Canada? A History of Canadian Movies 1939-1953 (1979) (TV) [Himself (at Oscar dinner, 1942)] (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1980 American Film Institute Salute to James Stewart, The (1980) (TV) [Himself (Honoree)]
• 1980 Bob Hope's Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980) (TV) [Himself]
• 1980 Mr. Krueger's Christmas (1980) (TV) [Mr. Krueger]
• 1981 Afurika monogatari (1981) [Old man]
• 1981 American Film Institute Salute to Fred Astaire, The (1981) (TV)
• 1981 High Hopes: The Capra Years (1981) (TV)
• 1981 Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, The (1981) (TV) [Himself]
• 1982 American Film Institute Salute to Frank Capra, The (1982) (TV) [Himself - Host]
• 1982 Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV)
• 1983 Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, The (1983) (TV) [Himself (Honoree)]
• 1983 Right of Way (1983) (TV) [Teddy Dwyer]
• 1984 Hollywood Outtakes (1984) [Himself (archive footage)]
• 1985 American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly, The (1985) (TV) [Himself]
• 1985 Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, The (1985) (TV) [Himself]
• 1985 That's Dancing! (1985) (archive footage)
• 1986 "North and South II" (1986) (mini) [Miles Colbert]
• 1986 American Film Institute Salute to Billy Wilder, The (1986) (TV) [Himself]
• 1987 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) (TV) [Himself]
• 1987 Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, The (1987) (TV) [Himself]
• 1988 1940's: Music, Memories & Milestones, The (1988) (V) [Himself] (archive footage)
• 1989 Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park Grand Opening, The (1989) (TV) [Himself]
• 1989 Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition (1989) (TV) [Himself] (archive footage)
• 1990 John Ford (1990) (TV) [Himself]
• 1991 American Tail: Fievel Goes West, An (1991) [Wylie Burp] (voice)
• 1991 Grace Kelly: The American Princess (1991) (V) [Himself (co-star)]
• 1991 Helen Hayes: First Lady of the American Theatre (1991) (TV) [Himself]
• 1992 Glenn Miller: America's Musical Hero (1992) (TV) [Himself]
• 1993 Classe américaine, La (1993) [Jacques] (archive footage)
• 1993 Legend to Legend Night: A Celebrity Cavalcade (1993) (TV) [Himself] (archive footage)
• 1994 Century of Cinema, A (1994) [Himself]
• 1995 First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies, The (1995) (TV) [Himself]
• 1996 Marlene Dietrich: Shadow and Light (1996) (TV) [Himself (Costar)]
• 1997 Hollywood Commandos (1997) (TV) [Himself] (archive footage)
• 1997 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1997) [Himself] (uncredited) (archive footage)
• 1998 70th Annual Academy Awards, The (1998) (TV) [Himself, Memorial Tribute (archive footage)]
• 1999 Cider House Rules, The (1999) [Himself] (archive footage)

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