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  KVOA News 4, Tucson, Arizona - Jimmy Stewart
Jimmy Stewart is KVOA's Chief Meteorologist and forecasts the weather for News 4's Five, Six and Ten o'clock newscasts.
Jimmy's career in broadcasting began in 1960 as a rock and roll disc jockey.
Jimmy is an avid golfer, a private pilot and an accomplished astrophotographer (http://www.highdesertsky.com/).
kvoa.com /Global/story.asp?S=1441369&nav=menu216_20_1_5   (291 words)

  
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Stewart was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and he served in the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II and was heavily decorated.
Stewart spoke in a hemming-and-hawing style which was sometimes hard on sound men but came through as sincerity to his audience.
Jimmy Stewart is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California.
www.informationgenius.com /encyclopedia/j/ji/jimmy_stewart.html   (365 words)

  
 Classic Images: Jimmy Stewart
James Maitland Stewart was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania in 1908, and I was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania in 1947.
Stewart at the Cinecon in 1993, but he was not feeling well at the time, and it was suggested that I come back at a later date.
Jimmy leaves a legacy of marvelous performances, gallantry in the service of his country, good citizenship in his community, and most importantly three wonderful children and four grandchildren to live those values he cherished.
www.classicimages.com /1997/august97/stewart.html   (2274 words)

  
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Jimmy graduated from Princeton with a degree in architecture, but his future was still uncertain, when Josh Logan, a fellow Princetonian, asked him to join the Falmouth University Players in Massachusetts, because they were in need of a leading man, since Henry Fonda had left the group.
Jimmy agreed and although the movie wasn't very successful, when it was first released in 1946, Jimmy received his third Oscar nomination and the certainty that he had lost nothing of his acting ability.
Jimmy and Gloria Hatrick McLean met for the first time at a Gary Cooper's Party, where "Hollywood's most eligible bachelor" and the former model, who was just divorced, were seated next to each other.
www.lizzynet.de /home/alexi/jim/biography.htm   (1052 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - James Stewart
Stewart, Jimmy (1908-1997), American actor, known for his distinctive drawl and endearing sincerity.
Stewart served as a bomber pilot during World War II (1939-1945), and he later attained the rank of brigadier general in the United States Air Force Reserve.
In 1985 Stewart received a special Academy Award “for 50 years of meaningful performances,” and later that year he was awarded the Medal of Freedom by the government of the United States, the nation's highest civilian honor.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761565620/Stewart_Jimmy.html   (404 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Jimmy Stewart   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 –; July 2, 1997) was an American film actor beloved for his persona as an average guy who faces adversity and tries to do the right thing, an image which was largely reflected in his own personality.
A ladies' man, Stewart finally settled down at age 41, marrying former model Gloria Hatrick McLean on August 9, 1949, and was devoted to her until her death.
A museum dedicated to his life, The Jimmy Stewart Museum, is located in his hometown of Indiana, Pennsylvania.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Jimmy-Stewart   (730 words)

  
 The Movie Pal Tribute to Jimmy Stewart
Stewart's subtle and seemingly effortless work prompted the critic Vincent Canby of The New York Times to hail him in 1990 as a great behavioral actor who absorbed each role into his own physical frame, shaping the mannerisms, the voice and even the intelligence to coincide with those of his own persona.
Stewart is debonair when dousing Miss Dietrich and Una Merkel with a bucketful of water ('Destry Rides Again') or confined to a wheelchair with one leg in a plaster cast ('Rear Window').
The Stewart family had owned and managed a prosperous hardware store for half a century, and his father served in both the Spanish-American War and World War I. Jimmy and his two younger sisters, Mary and Virginia, were taught the value of responsibility, prudence and frugality.
members.tripod.com /~movie_pal/stewart.html   (2603 words)

  
 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient Jimmy Stewart   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Jimmy returned briefly to the family hardware store to work after that, but his life's direction was now set on a course which would take him far from the rural boundaries of Indiana County.
Jimmy's outstanding flying ability and his leadership potential soon became evident and after less than a month, he was given command of the squadron.
In 1995 on the occasion of Stewart's 87th birthday, The Jimmy Stewart Museum, along with a new terminal at the Jimmy Stewart Airport, were dedicated with the help of daughters Judy and Kelly in his hometown of Indiana, Pennsylvania.
www.medaloffreedom.com /JimmyStewart.htm   (3941 words)

  
 James Stewart
Stewart appeared in more than two dozen films over the next four years, playing a wide range of characters, from a murder suspect in "After the Thin Man" (1936), to singing and dancing with Eleanor Powell in "Born to Dance" (1936).
Stewart was the first Hollywood star to enlist in the military for World War II, joining nearly a year before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Jimmy Stewart was a great actor, a gentleman and a patriot." In 1998, the American Film Institute released its list of "100 Greatest American Movies," in commemoration of the first 100 years of American cinema.
www.cemeteryguide.com /stewart.html   (1076 words)

  
 Hometown Hero — Jimmy Stewart
The Jimmy Stewart Statue stands on the lawn of the new courthouse, at the corner of 8th and Philadelphia Streets.
Jimmy Stewart himself unveiled the statue in 1983 during a festive 75th birthday celebration which included a fly-over of Air Force jets and a telephone call from President Ronald Reagan.
As you return down the steps to Jimmy Stewart Boulevard, you are treated to a panoramic view of the town, and the Victorian-era courthouse that was featured, along with a portrait of Mr.
www.visitindianacountypa.org /member_directory/index.php?c=119   (595 words)

  
 The Jimmy Stewart Show   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Jimmy Stewart did an interview to promote this mess, and basically let everyone know how much he didn't care for it, being particularly angry at the child actors appearing on the show.
On 'The James Stewart Show', Ellen Geer was cross-eyed and she seemed to have a slight Mexican accent which I assume was her own genuine speech pattern, since she wasn't playing a Latina on the show.
Jimmy Stewart mentioned in a TV Guide interview that the only child actor he ever liked was Billy Mumy, so he may not have liked kid actors much anyway.
www.jumptheshark.com /j/jimmystewart.htm   (1312 words)

  
 jimmy stewart
James Stewart was among the millions of Americans that took to the sky by joining the Air Force.
Stewart's shine at the box office began to fade in the late forties with unsuccessful films like Hitchcock's Rope (1948), based on the Leopold and Loeb murder case.
With his career back on track, Stewart was able to negotiate one of Hollywood's first percentage-based contracts, leading the way for other actors determined to get out from under the hand of the big studios.
alt.tcm.turner.com /MONTH_SPOTS/00/02/stewart.htm   (685 words)

  
 Jimmy Stewart   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
When Stewart's George Bailey staggers home to his wife and children after his bank has collapsed, you feel you're looking in the eyes of a man who's about to kill his whole family and then turn the shotgun on himself.
Stewart gives a performance of operatic intensity; you could say that the entire movie is an extension of what he got to do in his three finest minutes in Broken Arrow.
The boy and the girl (Margaret Sullavan; she and Stewart were always magic together) love each other but don't realize it, so they act as if they hated each other.
www.bostonphoenix.com /alt1/archive/movies/reviews/07-10-97/STEWART.html   (771 words)

  
 CNN - Jimmy Stewart: Embodiment of the American dream - June 3, 1997
Stewart will forever remain an American icon, the embodiment of the dreams and myths of a now steamrolling country that, as it nears the millennium, often chooses to trample human dignity and mock the very concept of a yearning heart.
Stewart connected with everyone who dared to hope for love or honor or the sheer perseverance of the human spirit.
Jimmy Stewart is no longer with us, but he is not dead and never will be.
www.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/9707/03/stewart.tribute   (791 words)

  
 Jimmy Stewart at Classic Movie Stars
Jimmy Stewart was born James Maitland Stewart, on May 20, 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the eldest child to Elizabeth and Alexander Stewart.
As a child Jimmy attended boarding school at the Mercersburg Academy where he was a member of the glee club, the school’s football team, and the dramatics club.
With previous flying experience, Stewart served as a flight instructor until November 1943 when he was promoted to commander of a bomber squadron.
www.angelfire.com /ri2/rebeccastjames/jimmy.html   (330 words)

  
 Jimmy Stewart at Reel Classics
In his early years, Jimmy Stewart came to personify the Everyman.
Nonetheless, he continued to radiate the wholesomeness of the boy-next-door and it is for this that he is best remembered.
Jimmy played Macaulay Connor, a writer and (to earn a living) newspaper reporter who is sent to cover a high society marriage.
www.reelclassics.com /Actors/Jimmy/jimmy.htm   (539 words)

  
 Salon | Our American friend
Jimmy Stewart for president." And the reason the story is so well-known is a simple one.
Stewart didn't quite make it to be "Dead on the Fourth of July." His timing was better than that.
Partly, I suspect, the confusion arises because Stewart's actual life was a model of decency and bravery and not just a studio press release laying claim to same.
www.salon.com /july97/stewart970711.html   (784 words)

  
 MotorBooks.com - Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilot - by Starr Smith
Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilot chronicles the stars long journey to become a bomber pilot in combat.
We learn how, by 1944, Stewart managed to get assigned to a Liberator squadron that was deploying to England to join the mighty Eighth Air Force - and how, once in the thick of it, he rose to command his own squadron and flew twenty combat missions, including one to Berlin.
Stewart has found his biographer in Starr Smith, a man who knew Stewart, who knew the World War II Army Air Corps, and who surely knows how to write.
www.motorbooks.com /Store/ProductDetails_16600.ncm   (1175 words)

  
 Milestones: Jimmy Stewart   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Stewart and Bryne were involved in the important Pangboche yeti hand incident of 1959.
Peter Byrne was a focus, but the program refused to credit Jimmy Stewart's signficant role in placing the yeti hand evidence in his luggage and flying it to London.
Stewart was too famous to be tied, in the public's mind, to yetis.
www.anomalist.com /milestones/stewart.html   (203 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: Jimmy Stewart and His Poems   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Jimmy Stewart won the hearts of generations of movie viewers with a confused innocence and stammering delivery that made his acting seem genuine and effortless.
From fishing trips and dog stories to a hilarious account of a photo safari where the camera was lost to a hungry hyena, the poems are related in Jimmy Stewart's inimitable voice and are enlivened with charming illustrations.
Jimmy Stewart and His Poems is a perfect gift, one that fans will treasure as much as Jimmy Stewart's timeless performances.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0517573822?v=glance   (1359 words)

  
 Congressman Murtha's Tribute to Jimmy Stewart   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Jimmy Stewart had so much integrity and credibility that I don't thing anyone else in Hollywood could have been more effective in arguing the case against colorization.
In fact, young Jimmy Stewart, the son of a school teacher and a hardware store owner, had very much the lifestyle of that character in "It’s a Wonderful Life," and might have inherited his father’s business and lived out much the same fate in that little rural coal mining town.
Jimmy Stewart was a classic among classics in our cultural history: boy scout, war hero, patriot, gentleman, larger-than-life entertainer, writer, small-town family man, and great friend.
www.house.gov /murtha/jimmy.htm   (572 words)

  
 Jimmy Stewart & Kuntu
Stewart says, "They should just be prepared to go along and perceive the music as sounds, quarter-tones, non-tempered music.
Stewart is a stalwart of free jazz, a sound born in response to musicians having grown tired of the structures and strictures of bebop.
Stewart got into free jazz in the '60s when the freedom principle was a nascent concept in America.
www.citypaper.net /articles/011896/article027.shtml   (333 words)

  
 JIMMY STEWART
Stewart is shown in a scene from the 1939 film "Mr.
Jimmy Stewart, Frank Capra's "uncommon common man," is dead of cardiac arrest at 89.
He was the same pure Stewart, but dangling at a precipice, the idealist who had lived too much.
www.time.com /time/community/jimmy.html   (258 words)

  
 Jimmy Stewart
So if Jimmy Stewart only went out in public two hours per day, that's sixteen times a day, times seven days a week, or 112 times a week, or 5,824 times a year (5,840 in a leap year).
Jimmy Stewart had been a national treasure since around 1940 — that was the year he won the Oscar for Best Actor in The Philadelphia Story.
Stewart acted like this was the first time he had ever heard it.
www.povonline.com /cols/COL150.htm   (1007 words)

  
 Stewart, Jimmy on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Jimmy Stewart remembered in his adoring Pennsylvania hometown.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Capt Kenny Evans, left, and mate Jimmy Stewart take sharks out of the net as they bring in the catch.
Jimmy Cliff et Dave Stewart lors du Nice Jazz Festival 2002 Dave Stewart, la moitié masculine du duo The Eurythmics, s'est.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/StewrtJ1m.asp   (577 words)

  
 Jimmy Stewart
When asked how he wanted to be remembered, Jimmy Stewart once said, "As a decent, hardworking guy who loved his family, his community, his country and his God".
Jimmy represents an era when a man's word meant something, when a handshake was as good as a contract, when lawyers weren't needed to seal a deal.
Jimmy served 4 years in the military, then came back to make "It's a Wonderful Life", arguably his best film.
angelsonline.com /pages/jstewart   (338 words)

  
 Jimmy Stewart Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
This isn't to say that Jimmy Stewart is simply a clone of classic rock masters.
Jimmy Stewart has had considerable success with his music in 1999 on various mp3 sites on the net.
In a sea of mediocrity and a plethora of computer-generated songs recorded by people who don't have a clue what it means to master an acutal musical instrument, Jimmy is a musician's musician.
www.indiejournal.com /indiejournal/reviews/jimmystewart.htm   (432 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Video: Biography - Jimmy Stewart (1987)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
Jimmy Stewart was a silver-screen hero who embodied the best qualities of the characters he made famous.
Jimmy Stewart made a career and forged a legend portraying ordinary men thrust into extraordinary circumstances.
JIMMY STEWART examines the life and career of the actor through the memories of those who knew him, rare photos and extensive clips from his greatest performances.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0767007689?v=glance   (744 words)

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