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James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart (May 20, 1908 - July 2, 1997) was an American film and stage actor, known for his distinctive voice and his everyman persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics and was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one in competition and receiving one Lifetime Achievement award. He was a major MGM contract star. He also had a noted military career and was a World War II and Vietnam War veteran, who rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force Reserve. Throughout his seven decades in Hollywood, Stewart cultivated a versatile career and recognized screen image in such classics as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Philadelphia Story, Harvey, It's a Wonderful Life, Shenandoah, Rear Window, Rope, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo. He is the most represented leading actor on the AFI's 100 Years. 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) and AFI's 10 Top 10 lists

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James Stewart

Born 1908-05-20 (116 years ago) in Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA. Dead 1997-07-02 (89 years).
Height 191 centimeters.

Awards
Award Ceremony Year Awarded for
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1985
Kennedy Center Honors 6th Annual Kennedy Center Honors 1983
AFI Life Achievement Award 8th AFI Life Achievement Award 1980
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama (Hawkins) 31st Golden Globe Awards 1973 Hawkins
Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award 22nd Golden Globe Awards 1964
Distinguished Flying Cross
Croix de guerre
Air Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal
Commendation Medal
Nominated for awards
Award Ceremony Year Nominated for
Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama (Hawkins) 31st Golden Globe Awards 1973 Hawkins
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation) 20th Golden Globe Awards 1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor (Anatomy of a Murder) 13th British Academy Film Awards 1960 Anatomy of a Murder
Academy Award for Best Actor (Anatomy of a Murder) 32nd Academy Awards 1959 Anatomy of a Murder
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor (The Glenn Miller Story) 8th British Academy Film Awards 1955 The Glenn Miller Story
Academy Award for Best Actor (Harvey) 23rd Academy Awards 1950 Harvey
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama (Harvey) 8th Golden Globe Awards 1950 Harvey
Academy Award for Best Actor (It's a Wonderful Life) 19th Academy Awards 1946 Livet är underbart
Academy Award for Best Actor (The Philadelphia Story) 13th Academy Awards 1940 The Philadelphia Story
Academy Award for Best Actor (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington) 12th Academy Awards 1939 Mr. Smith i Washington
Relationships
Name From To Relationship type
Gloria Hatrick McLean(Gifta: 1949-08-09–1994-02-16) 1949-08-09 1994-02-16 Gifta
Children

Kelly Stewart-Harcourt, Judy Stewart-Merrill, Michael Stewart, Ronald Stewart

Parents

Elizabeth Ruth Stewart, Alexander Stewart

Siblings

Virginia Stewart, Mary Stewart

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James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart (May 20, 1908 - July 2, 1997) was an American film and stage actor, known for his distinctive voice and his everyman persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics and was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one in competition and receiving one Lifetime Achievement award. He was a major MGM contract star. He also had a noted military career and was a World War II and Vietnam War veteran, who rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force Reserve.

Throughout his seven decades in Hollywood, Stewart cultivated a versatile career and recognized screen image in such classics as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Philadelphia Story, Harvey, It's a Wonderful Life, Shenandoah, Rear Window, Rope, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo. He is the most represented leading actor on the AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) and AFI's 10 Top 10 lists. He is also the most represented leading actor on the 100 Greatest Movies of All Time list presented by Entertainment Weekly. As of 2007, ten of his films have been inducted into the United States National Film Registry.

Stewart left his mark on a wide range of film genres, including westerns, suspense thrillers, family films, biographies and screwball comedies. He worked for a number of renowned directors later in his career, most notably Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, Billy Wilder, Frank Capra, George Cukor, and Anthony Mann. He won many of the industry's highest honors and earned Lifetime Achievement awards from every major film organization. He died at age 89, leaving behind a legacy of classic performances, and is considered one of the finest actors of the "Golden Age of Hollywood". He was named the third Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute.

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