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James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor, known for his distinctive drawl and down-to-earth persona. He starred in many films that are considered to be classics, and is known for portraying an American middle-class man struggling with a crisis.
Stewart was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one in competition for The Philadelphia Story (1940) and receiving one Lifetime Achievement award. Stewart was named the third greatest male screen legend of the Golden Age Hollywood by the American Film Institute. He was a major Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 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.
Stewart was born on May 20, 1908, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the son of Elizabeth Ruth Jackson (1875–1953) and Alexander Maitland Stewart (1871–1961), who owned a hardware store. He had Irish and Scottish ancestry, and was raised as a Presbyterian. He was descended from veterans of 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. When his father accepted a gift of an accordion from a guest, young Stewart quickly learned to play the instrument, which became a fixture offstage during his acting career. As the family grew, music continued to be an important part of family life.
Actors: Chris Wilson (actor), Karim Debbagh (producer), David Schweitzer (composer), Jacqui Edwards (miscellaneous crew), Alistair Petrie (actor), Alexander Marengo (writer), Alexander Marengo (producer), Alexander Marengo (director), William Chubb (actor), Martin Sage (editor), David Annen (actor), Jonas Khan (actor), Jonas Khan (actor), Karen Ascoe (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Sid James (actor), Victor Maddern (actor), Leslie Phillips (actor), Lance Percival (actor), Geoffrey Keen (actor), David Lodge (actor), Brian Oulton (actor), Jim Dale (actor), James Robertson Justice (actor), Frank Forsyth (actor), Cyril Chamberlain (actor), Eric Barker (actor), Erik Chitty (actor), Kenneth Williams (actor), Bob Todd (actor),
Plot: A group of students at an elite music school decide to share a flat in order to cut their living costs and have somewhere to practice together. They get into quite a few scraps and adventures, including impersonating a celebrity quintet. However when Mervyn Hughes accidentally sells a catchy pop tune to an advertising agency he risks losing his scholarship unless he and his friends can raise the money to buy the rights back.
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