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- NAME: Jimmy Stewart
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor, Theater Actor
- BIRTH DATE: May 20, 1908
- DEATH DATE: July 02, 1997
- EDUCATION: Princeton University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Indiana, Pennsylvania
- PLACE OF DEATH: Beverly Hills, California
- Full Name: James Maitland Stewart
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Jimmy Stewart was a major motion-picture star known for his portrayals of diffident but morally resolute characters in films such as It’s a Wonderful Life.
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But he seemed to be less interested in doing this type of lighthearted film in his later career. Stewart sought out grittier fare after the war, appearing in Anthony Mann's westerns Winchester '73 (1950) and Broken Arrow (1950). He also became a favorite of director Alfred Hitchcock,
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who cast in several thrillers. They first worked together on Rope (1948). Vertigo (1958) is considered by many to be Hitchcock's masterpiece and one of Stewart's best performances. The following year, Stewart also won rave reviews for his work in Otto Preminger's Anatomy of a Murder.
Final Years
In the 1970s, Stewart made two attempts at series television. He starred on The Jimmy Stewart Show, a sitcom, which ran from 1971 to 1972. The following year, he switched to drama with Hawkins. Stewart played a small-town lawyer on the show, which proved to be short-lived. Around this time, he also made a few film appearances. Stewart worked opposite John Wayne, Lauren Bacall and Ron Howard in the 1976 western The Shootist.
Stewart became the recipient of numerous tributes during the 1980s for his substantial career. In 1984, Steward picked up an honorary Academy Award "for his high ideals both on and off the screen." By the 1990s, Stewart had largely stepped out of the public eye. He was deeply affected by the death of his wife Gloria in 1994. The couple had been married since 1949 and had twin daughters together. He also became a father to her two sons from a previous marriage. Jimmy and Gloria Stewart were one of Hollywood's most enduring couples, and his apparent love and commitment to her added to his reputation as an upstanding and honorable person.
Poor health plagued Stewart in his final years. He died on July 2, 1997, in Beverly Hills, California. While he may be gone, his movies have lived on and inspired countless other performers. Stewart's warmth, good humor and easy charm have left a lasting impression on American pop culture.
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