|jimmy stewart biography|
Birthname: James Maitland Stewart
Born: May 20, 1908
Born in: Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: July 2, 1997
Died of: Pulmonary blood clot
Height: 6'3"
Wife: Gloria Hatrick McLean
Eduacation: Attended Princeton University, graduated in 1932. He studied architecture.
Children: Kelly and Judy (twins), 2 sons from his wife's previous marriage, Ronald and Michel.
Other: 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.
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.
(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
Taken from IMDb