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{{quote|''“If I had my career over again? Maybe I'd say to myself, speed it up a little.”''|'''James Stewart'''}}
James "Jimmy" Stewart (1908-1997) was a popular actor for a good deal of the 20th century, starring in films from ''[[Harvey]]'' to ''[[The Philadelphia Story]]'' to ''[[The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance]]''. He is perhaps most famous for his role as George Bailey in the classic film ''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'', with ''[[Mr. Smith Goes to Washington]]'' getting a strong look-in. His other films included ''[[You Can't Take It
As a young man he attended [[Ivy League|Princeton University]], and got his first taste of show business in the [[Princeton Triangle Club]]. He fought as a pilot and commander in the [[Second World War]] and flew once as a non-duty observer in a B-52 on a bombing mission during the [[Vietnam War]] (eventually promoted to the rank of [[The Brigadier|Brigadier General]] in the [[Home Guard|Air Force Reserves]], starting from private), and was famous for being a [[Nice Guy]], both in his film roles and in real life. He had a very unusual speaking voice that is somewhat hard to describe (a sort of quasi-hesitation/stutter), and even harder to imitate.
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