| James Stewart |
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1908 May 20 |
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Indiana, Pennsylvania |
| Died: |
1999 |
Rear Window [1954]
The Man from Laramie [1955]
The Flight of the Phoenix [1965]
The Shootist [1976] |
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 Studied architecture and graduated in the depression years.
Made his film debut in The Murder Man [1935] after working steadily in theatre.
Early roles had him as a bemused country boy (A kind of decent version of Hugh Grant). Played a heavy once in Rose Marie [1936].
Sang in Born to Dance [1936] which proved he was not a singer.
Finally found a place in romantic comedies.
Once he made created the public image, very much, It's a Wonderful Life [1946] he started dismantling it in a series of Hitchcock movies, a process which had started in some hard-edged Western action.
In the early 50's got an unusual contract with MGM in which he got to share the profits of his films.
Vertigo [1958] was the high point for just about anyone involved.
Stewart became somewhat lazy in his portrayals after this.
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Nominated for Actor 1939 : Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Actor 1940 : The Philadelphia Story Nominated for Actor 1946 : It's A Wonderful Life Nominated for Actor 1950 : Harvey Nominated for Actor 1959 : Anatomy of a Murder Honorary and Other Awards 1984.
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