James Maitland Stewart was born on 20 May 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania where his father owned a hardware store. He was educated at a local prep school, Mercersburg Academy, where he was a keen athlete (football and track), musician (singing and accordion playing) and sometime actor. He won a place...See full bio »
[his last words] I'm going to be with Gloria [deceased wife Gloria Stewart] now.
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Trivia:
While filming
The Big Sleep in August 1977, Stewart appeared to be much older than his actual age of 69 at the time as the rich, wheelchair-bound General Sternwood. The fact is that he had a hearing impairment, and he was having memory problems, which caused him to keep flubbing his lines. It is believed that these health problems brought about his retirement from films shortly afterwards...
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Trademark:
After 1950 he often played tough, cynical and frequently ruthless characters.
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