Photographs of Jimmy Stewart

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Photographs of Jimmy Stewart
Jimmy Stewart, born James Maitland Stewart in May 20, 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, was an American stage and film actor. Nominated for five Academy Awards, he starred in several films that are now considered classics throughout his career he was a top MGM contract artist, a World War 2 and Vietnam vet and a United States Air Force reserve Brigadier General.

He went to the Mercersberg Academy and was active. He first worked as a brickloader for a construction company, painted lines on road constructions and as a magicianís assistant. His role as Buquet in the play The Wolves was his first stage appearance.

Stewart appeared in a total of 92 films and television shows His movies; The Philadelphia Story, Rear Window, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Vertigo and Itís a Wonderful Life are on the American Film Instituteís list of 100 Finest US films.

Stewartís was eager to serve in the course of the war because of his family's history of military service. Having an early interest in flying, he became a military flyer accumulating more than 400 hours of flying time. In reality his career as a Hollywood actor spanned seven decades

WW2, Stewart funded Southwest Airways as he thought of concentrating on the aviation enterprise in case his comeback to his film career was a flop.

Stewart was incredibly philanthropic and raised millions of dollars through the Jimmy Stewart Relay Marathon Race.

His last big screen role was recording the voice of Sheriff Whylie Burp in the film An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, in 1991.
Stewart died on July 2, 1997 in his Beverly Hills home from a pulmonary embolism, he was lauded as one of the all time greats of Hollywwod.