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Dewey was born in Solon, Ohio. His father, Ralph Dewey (1901–1959), was professor of economics and department chair at the Ohio State University . A graduate of the University of Chicago ( A.B. , 1943) and the University of Iowa ( M.A. , 1947), Donald Dewey's education was interrupted by service in the United States Army during World War II .
Donald Dewey does not include the "rumour" in his authoritative James Stewart: A Biography, neither does Jhan Robbins in A Biography of Jimmy Stewart (he only devotes two pages to her) nor does Roy Pickard in Jimmy Stewart: A Life in Film. FWIW Bzuk 18:04, 20 July 2007 (UTC).
The Stewart family in 1918 Stewart (right) outside his family's hardware store, 1930 With Joshua Logan (c.), 1930. James Maitland Stewart was born on May 20, 1908, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, [2] the eldest child and only son born to Elizabeth Ruth (née Jackson; 1875–1953) and Alexander Maitland Stewart (1872–1962). [3]
However, Sullavan believed in Stewart and spent evenings coaching him and helping him scale down his awkward mannerisms and hesitant speech that were soon to be famous. "It was Margaret Sullavan who made James Stewart a star," Griffith later said. Bill Grady of MGM said: "That boy came back from Universal so changed I hardly recognized him."
Speed is a 1936 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer action film directed by Edwin L. Marin.It starred James Stewart, in his first starring role, and Wendy Barrie.Although only a low-budget "B" movie, the film was notable for its realistic cinematography by Lester White, incorporating scenes from the Indianapolis 500 race and on-location shooting at the Muroc dry lake bed, used for high-speed racing by "hot ...
The Jimmy Stewart Show is an American sitcom starring James Stewart as a college professor in a small town who shares his home with three generations of his family. Twenty-four episodes of the show were broadcast during the 1971–72 season on NBC .
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James Stewart (1908 – 1997) was a prolific American actor who appeared in a variety of film roles in Hollywood, primarily of the Golden Age of Hollywood.From the beginning of his film career in 1934 through his final theatrical project in 1991, Stewart appeared in more than 92 films, television programs, and short subjects.