4 Quotes & Sayings By James Stewart

James Maitland Stewart was born on March 20, 1908, in Indiana. He began acting in vaudeville at age six and was signed to a movie contract at age nine. He made his first stage appearance at fourteen, and he went on to act in over 100 films. During World War II, he served as an official war artist, creating more than 100 paintings of the war Read more

He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in It's a Wonderful Life (1946). He died on July 2, 1997.

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Behind Calvary's cross is the throne of heaven. James Stewart
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I was going to be an architect. I graduated with a degree in architecture and I had a scholarship to go back to Princeton and get my Masters in architecture. I'd done theatricals in college, but I'd done them because it was fun. James Stewart
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Well, I think one of the main things that you have to think about when acting in the movies is to try not to make the acting show. James Stewart