James Stewart
Studio publicity photograph, 1948
Born	James Maitland Stewart ( 1908-05-20 ) May 20, 1908 Indiana, Pennsylvania , United States
Died	July 2, 1997 (1997-07-02) (aged 89) Los Angeles , California , United States
Other names	Jimmy Stewart
Occupations	Actor military officer
Years active	1932?1991
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Gloria Hatrick (1949?1994)
Children	4
Awards	Academy Awards Best Actor 1940 The Philadelphia Story Academy Honorary Award 1985 Lifetime Achievement Golden Globe Awards Best TV Actor - Drama 1974 Hawkins Cecil B. DeMille Award 1965 Lifetime Achievement SAG Awards Life Achievement Award 1968 Lifetime Achievement NYFCC Award for Best Actor 1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1959 Anatomy of a Murder

James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 ? July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military officer. In his career, he starred in many movies considered classics and was nominated for five Oscars , winning one in competition and one life achievement. ^[1] Stewart became so familiar to the American public that he was most usually referred to by them as "Jimmy" Stewart. ^[2]

He was named the third Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American Film Institute . ^[3]

Stewart was an outspoken conservative Republican .

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• James Stewart on IMDb
• James Stewart at the TCM Movie Database
• James Stewart at the Internet Broadway Database
• Obituary, NY Times, July 3, 1997, James Stewart, the Hesitant Hero, Dies at 89
• The Jimmy Stewart Museum
• Presidential Medal of Freedom: Jimmy Stewart Archived 2021-04-29 at the Wayback Machine

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