James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart was an American film and stage actor, best known for his self-effacing persona. He was born on May 20th, 1908 and died on July 2nd, 1997.
Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics and was nominated for five Academy Awards. In 1940, he won the best actor Academy Award for his performance in The Philadelphia Story with Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. He also received one Lifetime Achievement award. He was a major MGM contract star.
He also had a noted military career, rising to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force Reserve.
From the beginning of James Stewart's career in 1935 through his final theatrical project in 1991, Stewart appeared in 92 films, television programs and shorts.
Best Motion Picture Association:
Although Stewart appeared in many landmark and critically acclaimed films, he has only two connections with the Best Motion Picture of the Academy Awards:
You Can't Take It With You (1938)
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
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