Funniest Joke I ever Heard...Jimmy Stewart

 

 

 

James Maitland Stewart was born on May 20, 1908, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, the son of Elizabeth Ruth and Alexander Maitland Stewart, who owned a hardware store. Jimmy was expected to run his dad's store but he had his own ideas. Stewart was of 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.

Stewart enlisted and was inducted in the Army on March 22, 1941. He became the first major American movie star to wear a military uniform in World War II. Stewart flew with the pathfinder squadron of the 389th Bombardment Group. He received many honors including the Distinguished Flying Cross for actions in combat and awarded the French Croix de Guerre. He also was awarded the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters and the Medal of Freedom by President Ronald Regan.

 

Stewart served in a number of staff positions in the 2nd and 20th Bomb Wings between July 1944 and the end of the war in Europe, and was promoted to full colonel on March 29, 1945. Less than two months later, on May 10, he succeeded to command briefly the 2nd Bomb Wing, a position he held until June 15, 1945. Stewart was one of the few Americans to ever rise from private to colonel in only four years during the Second World War. On July 23, 1959, Stewart was promoted to Brigadier General. He participated in the Vietnam war as an officer but did not allow that to become public knowledge.
He was married to his wife Gloria for nearly 45 years until her death in 1994. They had four children, two sons and twin daughters. Jimmy died in July of 1997 of heart problems.

He was a brilliant and world wide celebrated  American actor. He was nominated for several Academy Awards and received the Academy Lifetime Achievement (1985)
Academy Award for Best Actor (1941)
Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (1965)
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama (1974)
There is a Jimmy Stewart museum in his home town of Indiana Pennsylvania and a statue of Jimmy on the courthouse lawn.
 He had an unforgettable acting style and way of speaking and great natural charm. Jimmy Stewart was a man who will always be remembered with much respect and affection.