James Stewart (1908/05/20 - 1997/07/02) James Maitland Stewart was born on 20 May 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania. popularly known as Jimmy Stewart especially in the United States, was an American actor of film, theater and American television Academy Award winner, famed for his particular personality on screen. During the course of his career, he acted in several films considered classics and was nominated five times for an Oscar Award, winning once in competition and receiving one for his career. He also had a notable military career reaching the rank of Brigadier General in the Air Force of the United States. His first appearance in the world of film was made in 1935 in The Murder Man (voice accusing, Tim Whelan). He later became famous for his speeches as protagonists in Frank Capra films, Vive You (1938), Mr. Smith (1939), and! Wonderful Life! (1946). He made more than 75 films and often played the role of an ordinary man endowed with decency and moral courage. His role as a reporter in The Philadelphia Story (1940), starring alongside Katharine Hepburn and directed by George Cukor, gave him an Oscar for best actor. He was nominated four other times for the Oscar, and in 1985 received one fee for the whole of his career. He was also famous for the Arizona Western (1939, George Marshall), Broken Arrow (1950, Delmer Daves), The Naked Spur (1953, Anthony Mann), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) and Cheyenne Autumn (1964) both of John Ford. Also noteworthy are the films in which he acted with director Alfred Hitchcock, including Rope (1948), Rear Window (1954), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) and Vertigo (Vertigo, 1958). James Stewart died on July 2, 1997 at his home in Los Angeles. Awards Oscars 1940 Best Actor - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Nominee 1941 Best Actor - The Philadelphia Story - Winner 1946 Best Actor - Wonderful Life - Nominee 1951 Best Actor - Harvey - Nominee 1960 Best Actor - Anatomy of a Murder - Nominee 1985 Honorary Award - Career BAFTA Awards 1955 Best Foreign Actor - The Glenn Miller Story - Nominee 1960 Best Foreign Actor - Anatomy of a Murder - Nominee Golden Globe Awards 1951 Best Actor - Drama - Harvey - Nominee 1963 Best Actor - Musical or Comedy - Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation - Nominee 1965 Cecil B. DeMille Award - Career 1974 Best Actor Television - Drama - Hawkins - Winner NYFCCs 1939 Best Actor - Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Winner 1959 Best Actor - Anatomy of a Murder - Winner International Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup for Best Actor 1959 - Anatomy of a Murder - Winner International Berlin Film Festival Silver Bear Best Actor 1963 - Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation - Winner 1982 Honorary Golden Bear - Path Screen Actors Guild Awards 1968 Career American Film Institute 1980 Career National Board of Review 1990 Career Filmography: 1986 North And South, Book 2 1981 Afurika Monogatari 1978 The Big Sleep 1977 Airport 77 1976 The Shootist 1971 Fools Parade 1970 The Cheyenne Social Club 1968 Bandolero! Firecreek 1968 1966 The Rare Breed 1965 Dear Brigitte 1965 The Flight of the Phoenix 1965 Shenandoah Cheyenne Autumn 1964 1963 Take Her, Shes Mine 1963 How the West Was Won 1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation 1961 X-15 Actor: Narrator 1961 Two Rode Together 1960 The Mountain Road 195? Hollywood Bloopers 1959 The FBI Story 1959 Anatomy of a Murder Vertigo 1958 1958 Bell, Book and Candle 1957 The Spirit of St. Louis 1957 Night Passage 1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much 1955 The Man from Laramie 1955 The Far Country 1955 Strategic Air Command 1954 The Glenn Miller Story 1954 Rear Window 1953 Thunder Bay 1953 The Naked Spur 1952 Bend of the River 1952 Carbine Williams 1952 The Greatest Show on Earth 1951 No Highway in the Sky 1950 Harvey 1950 Broken Arrow 1950 Winchester 73 1950 Blood Brothers 1950 The Jackpot Malaya 1949 1949 The Stratton Story 1948 On Our Merry Way 1948 Rope Call Northside 777 1948 1948 You Gotta Stay Happy 1947 Magic Town 1946 Its a Wonderful Life 1941 Pot O Gold 1941 Ziegfeld Girl 1941 Come Live with Me 1940 The Mortal Storm 1940 The Shop Around the Corner 1940 No Time for Comedy 1940 The Philadelphia Story 1939 Destry Rides Again 1939 Ice Follies 1939 Made for Each Other 1939 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 1939 Its a Wonderful World 1939 The Ice Follies of 1939 1938 Of Human Hearts 1938 The Angel Shopworn 1938 You Can not Take It with You 1938 Vivacious Lady 1937 Navy Blue and Gold 1937 The Last Gangster 1937 The Seventh Heaven The Gorgeous Hussy 1936 1936 Born to Dance 1936 After the Thin Man 1936 Wife vs. Secretary Speed 1936 1936 Next Time We Love 1936 Small Town Girl 1936 Rose Marie 1935 The Murder Man * buscabiografias
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