Caption: James Stewart standing between large film reels, 1936. Modern silver gelatin, 14x11, estate stamped. $600 Modern silver gelatin, 20x16, estate stamped. $800 © 1978 Ted Allan MPTV
Actor, Soundtrack, Director
Born: May 20, 1908
Star sign: Taurus
Height: 6' 3" (1.91 m)
Known for: Rear Window (1954), It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Vertigo (1958), Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Source: IMDB
James Maitland Stewart was born on 20 May 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, to Elizabeth Ruth (Johnson) and Alexander Maitland Stewart, who owned a hardware store. He was of Scottish, Scots-Irish, and some English, descent. Stewart was educated at a local prep school, Mercersburg Academy, where he was a keen athlete (football and track), musician (...