James Maitland Stewart was an American actor and military aviator. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart appeared in 80 films from 1935 to 1991. His films are considered
Stewart in 1948
The Stewart family in 1918
Stewart (right) outside his family's hardware store, 1930
Stewart (left), Joshua Logan (center) and Marshall Dana rehearse for their "Drinking Song" number at the Triangle Club, 1930
It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra. It is based on the short story and booklet "The Greatest Gift", self-published by Philip Van
James Stewart
…performance in the George Cukor romantic comedy The Philadelphia Story (1940). After returning home from World War II, he went on to star in Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (1946), which was a critical and commercial disappointment upon its release, but has since become a beloved classic after its copyright expired in the…
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George Bailey (James Stewart), Mary Bailey (Donna Reed), and their youngest daughter Zuzu (Karolyn Grimes)
James Stewart and Gloria Grahame as George Bailey and Violet Bick