Nick
In Remembrance
Nationality
American
religion
Presbyterian
Born on
20 May 1908 AD
Sun Sign
Taurus
Born in
Indiana
Died on
02 July 1997 AD
place of death
Beverly Hills
Diseases & Disabilities
Alzheimer's, Stammered / Stuttered
father
Alexander Maitland Stewart
mother
Elizabeth Ruth
Spouse/Partner
Gloria Hatrick McLean
children
Judy Stewart-Merrill, Kelly Stewart-Harcourt, Michael Stewart, Ronald Stewart
education
Mercersburg Academy, Princeton University
awards
1941 - Academy Award for Best Actor
1985 - Academy Award for Best Actor
1965 - Golden Globes
1974 - Golden Globes for Best TV Actor
1939 - NYFCCs for Best Actor
1959 - NYFCCs for Best Actor
1980 - American Film Institute
1968 - Screen Actors Guild Award
1959 - Venice Film Festival for Volpi Cup Best Actor
1962 - Berlin International Film Festivals for Silver Bear for Best Actor
1982 - Berlin International Film Festivals for Silver Bear for Best Actor
1958 - San Sebastián International Film Festival for Silver Shell Best Actor
1990 - National Board of Review
1983 - Kennedy Center Honors
1990 - Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
1990 - National Association of Theatre Owners
1992 - Palm Springs International Film Festival
1997 - Woodrow Wilson Award
1958 - Silver Buffalo Award
1967 - The Pennsylvania Award
1978 - The George Eastman Award
1983 - Golden Boot Award
James Maitland Stewart, also known as Jimmy Stewart to his fans, was an American film and stage actor whose portrayals of decent, naïve, idealistic and noble characters endeared him to millions of film lovers. A lanky actor with an ungainly stride and boyish mannerisms, he personified the typical middle-class American caught up in a confusing world. He had a distinctive voice and accent which his fans loved and impersonators loved to mimic. In a career spanning over half a century, he had acted in over 90 movies, many of which are considered classics. He was a major MGM contract star known for making collaborations with many of the famous directors of his times: Alfred Hitchcock, Frank Capra, John Ford, Anthony Mann, etc. His depiction of a naïve idealist in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. His role as intrusive reporter in The Philadelphia Story won him an Academy Award in a competitive category. Apart from being a movie star, Stewart was a highly-decorated war veteran, who served as a bomber pilot during World War II. He was eventually promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the US Air Force Reserve. After the war, he returned to Hollywood with what would become his best known performanceas George Bailey in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life. Though the movie generated mixed reviews upon its release, it went on to become a Christmas classic years later.
Trivia
He was named the third Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute.
He was popularly known to his fans as Jimmy though he personally hated this nickname.
The word "Philadelphia" on the Academy Award that he received in 1941 for The Philadelphia Story (1940) is misspelled.
He was the first major American movie star to wear a World War II uniform.
He was good at playing musical instruments, especially, the accordion.
He published a book of poetry titled Jimmy Stewart and His Poems in 1989.
American
religion
Presbyterian
Born on
20 May 1908 AD
Sun Sign
Taurus
Born in
Indiana
Died on
02 July 1997 AD
place of death
Beverly Hills
Diseases & Disabilities
Alzheimer's, Stammered / Stuttered
father
Alexander Maitland Stewart
mother
Elizabeth Ruth
Spouse/Partner
Gloria Hatrick McLean
children
Judy Stewart-Merrill, Kelly Stewart-Harcourt, Michael Stewart, Ronald Stewart
education
Mercersburg Academy, Princeton University
awards
1941 - Academy Award for Best Actor
1985 - Academy Award for Best Actor
1965 - Golden Globes
1974 - Golden Globes for Best TV Actor
1939 - NYFCCs for Best Actor
1959 - NYFCCs for Best Actor
1980 - American Film Institute
1968 - Screen Actors Guild Award
1959 - Venice Film Festival for Volpi Cup Best Actor
1962 - Berlin International Film Festivals for Silver Bear for Best Actor
1982 - Berlin International Film Festivals for Silver Bear for Best Actor
1958 - San Sebastián International Film Festival for Silver Shell Best Actor
1990 - National Board of Review
1983 - Kennedy Center Honors
1990 - Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
1990 - National Association of Theatre Owners
1992 - Palm Springs International Film Festival
1997 - Woodrow Wilson Award
1958 - Silver Buffalo Award
1967 - The Pennsylvania Award
1978 - The George Eastman Award
1983 - Golden Boot Award
James Maitland Stewart, also known as Jimmy Stewart to his fans, was an American film and stage actor whose portrayals of decent, naïve, idealistic and noble characters endeared him to millions of film lovers. A lanky actor with an ungainly stride and boyish mannerisms, he personified the typical middle-class American caught up in a confusing world. He had a distinctive voice and accent which his fans loved and impersonators loved to mimic. In a career spanning over half a century, he had acted in over 90 movies, many of which are considered classics. He was a major MGM contract star known for making collaborations with many of the famous directors of his times: Alfred Hitchcock, Frank Capra, John Ford, Anthony Mann, etc. His depiction of a naïve idealist in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. His role as intrusive reporter in The Philadelphia Story won him an Academy Award in a competitive category. Apart from being a movie star, Stewart was a highly-decorated war veteran, who served as a bomber pilot during World War II. He was eventually promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the US Air Force Reserve. After the war, he returned to Hollywood with what would become his best known performanceas George Bailey in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life. Though the movie generated mixed reviews upon its release, it went on to become a Christmas classic years later.
Trivia
He was named the third Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute.
He was popularly known to his fans as Jimmy though he personally hated this nickname.
The word "Philadelphia" on the Academy Award that he received in 1941 for The Philadelphia Story (1940) is misspelled.
He was the first major American movie star to wear a World War II uniform.
He was good at playing musical instruments, especially, the accordion.
He published a book of poetry titled Jimmy Stewart and His Poems in 1989.
