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Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
From his small-town beginnings in Pennsylvania to his glamorous life as one of our most beloved actors, Jimmy Stewart led a truly wonderful life. His award-winning film career spanned seven decades. Now Marc Eliot takes us behind the public image to discover more about Stewart's private life.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
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The story of the remarkable friendship of two Hollywood legends who, though different in many ways, maintained a close friendship that endured all of life's twists and turns. Henry Fonda and James Stewart were two of the biggest stars in Hollywood for forty years. They became friends and then roommates as stage actors in New York, and when they began making films in Hollywood, they roomed together again. Between them they made such memorable films...
3) Pot O'Gold
Pub. Date
2005
Description
The Medicine Man: A flip medicine man known for deserting women finally marries the daughter of a tough grocery store owner.
The Amazing Adventure: A bored millionaire (Cary Grant) steps into big business without his fortune or position just to prove he can survive on his own.
Pot O'Gold: Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he befriends an Irish family who happens...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Presenting the first in-depth look at the life of America’s boy next door, Jimmy Stewart, this book spans from when he joined the United States Army Air Corps to his return to Hollywood as a changed man who embarked on the production of America’s most beloved holiday classic. During his military career, he rose from private to colonel and participated in 20 often-brutal World War II combat missions over Germany and France. When the war was over,...
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Description
Of all the celebrities who served their country during World War II-and they were legion-Jimmy Stewart was unique. On December 7th, when the attack on Pearl Harbor woke so many others to the reality of war, Stewart was already in uniform-as a private on guard duty south of San Francisco at the Army Air Corps Moffet Field. Seeing war on the horizon, Jimmy Stewart, at the height of his fame after Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and his Oscar-winning turn...