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James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American film and stage actor, known for his distinctive voice and persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics and was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one in competition and receiving one Lifetime Achievement award. He was a major MGM contract star. He also had a noted military career and was a World War II and Vietnam War veteran, who rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force Reserve.
James Maitland Stewart was born on May 20, 1908, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the son of Elizabeth Ruth (née Jackson) and Alexander Maitland Stewart, who owned a hardware store. Stewart's parents were of Scottish descent and Presbyterians. His maternal ancestors served in the American Revolution, the War of 1812 and the American Civil War. The eldest of three children (he had two younger sisters, Virginia and Mary), he was expected to continue his father's business, which had been in the family for three generations. His mother was an excellent pianist but his father discouraged Stewart's request for lessons. But when his father accepted a gift of an accordion from a guest, young Stewart quickly learned to play the instrument, which became a fixture off-stage during his acting career. As the family grew, music continued to be an important part of family life.
Actors: Kevin McNally (actor), Hugh O'Conor (actor), John Hollingworth (actor), Andrew Buchan (actor), Robert Ford (writer), Robert Ford (director), Ben-Ryan Davies (actor), Andrew Buchan (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Atul Kulkarni (actor), John Scott (editor), Guy J. Louthan (producer), Jo Cameron Brown (miscellaneous crew), Lonnie Ramati (miscellaneous crew), Milind Gunaji (actor), Josh Hartnett (actor), Josh Hartnett (actor), Om Puri (actor), Bipasha Basu (actress), Terry Ryan (costume designer), Shane Briant (actor), Dean Hamilton (producer), Robert Threadgold (miscellaneous crew), Robert Threadgold (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Great Barrier Reef, 2020. After a dangerous dive to save his wife Laura trapped while exploring an colonial British merchant ship wreckage, Jay Fennel, a rugged and attractive marine archeologist lies brain dead in a Boston hospital. Fennel's dream-like coma takes us back in time to Pune, India in 1778. The British East India Company is invading the palaces and a young captain named James Stewart, who bears a striking resemblance to Fennel, is about to embark on a dangerous mission. Along the way he encounters murder, deceit, betrayal and revenge. He falls deeply in love with an Indian She-warrior named Tulaja, an impossible love which he must fight for. Only the power of a ring can transcend time and save a life.
Keywords: first-anglo-maratha-war, one-word-title, reincarnationActors: Aaron Frias (director), Robbie Shelburn (editor), Robbie Shelburn (director), Robbie Shelburn (writer), Robbie Shelburn (producer), Aaron Frias (miscellaneous crew), Seth Lovett (actor), Todd Stogner (actor), Tony Scherf (actor), Alia Behbahani (actor), Terry Cox (actor), Rick Bedlion (actor), Stephanie Wojczynski (actor), Marilyn Rogez (actor), Russ Miller (actor),
Plot: Loosely based on 'Romeo & Juliet', Eric & Denise are in love secretly at the same office. However, it is against office policy to form romantic relationships with fellow employees. Their relationship faces the consequences of discovery and tests the strength of their love.
Genres: Drama, Romance, Short,Actors: Kevin Erhard (producer), Phil Morales (actor), Brian Carroll (director), Brian Carroll (producer), Brian Carroll (writer), Brian Carroll (editor), Din Thomas (actor), Jeremiah Erikson (actor), Jeremiah Erikson (miscellaneous crew), Kevin Treadway (miscellaneous crew), Grace Gabrielle (actress), Donald Caldwell (producer), Sarah Elizabeth Dias (actress), Sarah Elizabeth Dias (miscellaneous crew), Coriana Hunt Swartz (costume designer),
Plot: Natalie Stewart is a nine year old girl under the pressure of growing up, her parents' divorce, and her new baby sister -- to cope, she dives into a Don Quixote-esque fantasy world, battling alligators, making alliances with the moon, and tilting at oceans.
Keywords: alligator, character-name-in-title, don-quixote, father-daughter-relationship, florida, independent-film, ocean, title-in-titleActors: Henry Inglis (actor), John Fairhead (miscellaneous crew), Simon Scott (actor), Art Thompson (miscellaneous crew), Helen Tomen (writer), Helen Tomen (director), Sam O'Sullivan (actor), Candice Thom (actress), Lawrence Hill (producer), Kate Dalton (producer), Alan Macgill (actor), Kamal Osman (actor), Jeremy Shearn (actor), Kate Dalton (actress), Joanne Fuhrmann (actress),
Genres: Short,Actors: Michael Caine (actor), Gordon Jackson (actor), Robert Louis Stevenson (writer), Russell Waters (actor), James Franciscus (producer), Tilly Day (miscellaneous crew), Delbert Mann (director), Peter Jeffrey (actor), Jack Hawkins (actor), Freddie Jones (actor), Jack Lambert (actor), Trevor Howard (actor), Donald Pleasence (actor), James Seymour (miscellaneous crew), Jack Watson (actor),
Plot: When young David Balfour arrives at his uncle's bleak Scottish house to claim his inheritance his relative first tries to murder him then has him shipped off to be sold as a slave in the colonies. Fortunately for the lad he strikes up a friendship with Alan Breck escaping from Bonnie Prince Charlie's defeat at Culludon. When the ship's captain tries to kill Breck for his money the two manage to get to land and set out for Edinburgh dodging the ruthless Redcoats.
Keywords: 1740s, 18th-century, attorney, based-on-novel, battle-of-culloden, cheating, clansman, english, escape, father-daughter-relationshipActors: Moultrie Kelsall (actor), Joy Harington (writer), Robert Louis Stevenson (writer), John Rae (actor), Joy Harington (producer), Joy Harington (director), Patrick Troughton (actor), John Laurie (actor), Jack Stewart (actor), Kenneth J. Warren (actor), Jack Stewart (actor), Molly Weir (actress), Peter Diamond (actor), Peter Diamond (actor), Willoughby Gray (actor),
Genres: Adventure,Actors: Lionel Barrymore (actor), Frank Capra (actor), James Gleason (actor), Buck Jones (actor), Charles Ruggles (actor), Silver (actor), James Stewart (actor), Jean Arthur (actress), Harriet Parsons (producer), Ralph Staub (producer), Ralph Staub (writer), Ralph Staub (director),
Plot: A visit to Buck Jones's new ranch and his horse, Silver, to James Gleason and his dog, to Charles Ruggles and his kennels; on the set of 'You Can't Take it With You', director Frank Capra and stars James Stewart and Jean Arthur celebrate Lionel Barrymore's sixtieth birthday; a ski meet is held at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
Keywords: birthday, birthday-party, corral, dog-trainer, hollywood, horse, kennel, movie-actor, movie-director, movie-setActors: George Cooper (actor), Edmund Breese (actor), Edward Elkas (actor), Joseph Granby (actor), Anna Lehr (actress), Dallas M. Fitzgerald (director), J. Clarkson Miller (writer), Marie Shotwell (actress), Joseph P. Mack (actor), Eva Gordon (actress), Wallace Ray (actor), Peggy Worth (actress), John J. Glavey (writer), James F. Cullen (actor), Glenn Kunkel (actor),
Genres: Mystery,