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Post by mattgarth on May 20, 2019 10:23:27 GMT
James Stewart -- born 111 years ago this day in Indiana, Pennsylvania.
Thanks for the memories, the movies, and your service to the country.
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Post by OldAussie on May 20, 2019 10:48:44 GMT
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Post by mattgarth on May 20, 2019 10:55:52 GMT
Your missus obviously has excellent taste, Aussie -- as proven by her twin choices of favorite actor and favorite husband.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on May 20, 2019 12:57:19 GMT
Is it just me or was he the most beloved classic film star? He sure seemed to be. He was pretty much the gateway for me and older films. I had seen Carol Burnett interviewed about her favorite classic movie and she said Jimmy Stewart's performance in It's a Wonderful Life had brought her to tears, and still did. So I saw that, and it had the same affect on me. My first Hitchcock movie was Rear Window, quickly followed by The Man Who Knew Too Much, Rope and Vertigo. He was the man, man! Happy birthday in the Great Beyond, Jimmy, you are still loved and missed and finding new fans everyday!   Saw this and it made me laugh:  |
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Post by mattgarth on May 20, 2019 13:09:24 GMT
Well stated, Leb -- great post!
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Post by teleadm on May 20, 2019 17:20:11 GMT
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Post by jervistetch on May 20, 2019 20:06:32 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on May 20, 2019 20:34:41 GMT
Anyone else see that Tonight Show where he read a poem about his dog?
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Post by mattgarth on May 20, 2019 20:37:08 GMT
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Post by mattgarth on May 20, 2019 21:00:58 GMT
And here is the NBC News tribute to Stewart at his death in 1997:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UkeYuhKiNU
(Robert Mitchum also passed away -- the following day)
My Graduate School thesis in Cinema Studies was on James Stewart, and I sent a copy of it to him (he approved of it -- whew).
And even got to be a reader (recorded for the blind and handicapped) of a Stewart biography (book readings mainly concentrated on histories, mysteries, and biographies).
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Post by vegalyra on May 21, 2019 21:23:52 GMT
My grandfather could do an excellent impression of Mr. Stewart. He'd call me on the phone and say something like "Well, hello there grandson, just how are things over there...." in Stewart's more late middle aged voice.
Between Stewart, Cooper, and Heston, they were the ones that got me into classic film the most.
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