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James Stewart

1908 - 1997

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James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military aviator. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morality he portrayed both on and off the screen, he epitomized the "American ideal" in the mid-twentieth century. In 1999, the American Film Institute (AFI) ranked him third on its list of the greatest American male actors. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Stewart is the 19th most popular actor (up from 27th in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from United States (down from 67th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Actor.

James Stewart is most famous for his portrayal of a middle-aged, Midwestern everyman in films including "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939), "The Philadelphia Story" (1940), "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946), and "Harvey" (1950).

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Among actors, James Stewart ranks 19 out of 13,578. Before him are Marlene Dietrich, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn, Marlon Brando, Richard Harris, and Danny DeVito. After him are Richard Burton, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Patrick Swayze, Louis de Funès, Jackie Chan, and Mary Pickford.

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Among people born in 1908, James Stewart ranks 2. Before him is Simone de Beauvoir. After him are Enver Hoxha, Oskar Schindler, Salvador Allende, Abraham Maslow, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Lyndon B. Johnson, Herbert von Karajan, Lev Landau, Otto Skorzeny, and Amon Göth. Among people deceased in 1997, James Stewart ranks 3. Before him are Mother Teresa, and Deng Xiaoping. After him are Diana, Princess of Wales, Viktor Frankl, Toshiro Mifune, Anton LaVey, Jacques Cousteau, Jeanne Calment, Alexander R. Todd, Mobutu Sese Seko, and Gianni Versace.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Stewart ranks 76 out of 20,380. Before him are David Lynch (1946), Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927), George H. W. Bush (1924), Henry Ford (1863), Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890), and Danny DeVito (1944). After him are Barbara Bush (1925), Kurt Vonnegut (1922), Warren Buffett (1930), Louisa May Alcott (1832), Patrick Swayze (1952), and Charles Lindbergh (1902).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Stewart ranks 10. Before him are Marilyn Monroe (1926), Grace Kelly (1929), Bruce Lee (1940), Robert De Niro (1943), Marlon Brando (1924), and Danny DeVito (1944). After him are Patrick Swayze (1952), Gene Hackman (1930), Morgan Freeman (1937), Jack Nicholson (1937), Dustin Hoffman (1937), and Nicolas Cage (1964).

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