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Fans feel they know Jimmy Stewart--the charismatic boy nearby filled up with righteous conviction, the American ideal. But Jimmy Stewart the image often eclipsed James Stewart the actor and the man. In such a penetrating in-depth biography, Donald Dewey delves under the earnest Capraesque persona and in to the usually unremarked turmoil of the actor's private life. Drawing upon considerable research and almost 2 hundred interviews, he follows Stewart from his hometown of Indiana, Pennsylvania, and a childhood shaped by a strong-willed father, to the fateful come across at Princeton University with actress Margaret Sullavan, to his first professional theatrical encounters on Cape Cod and the forging of any impressive life-long friendship with Henry Fonda in NY, to his unexpected stardom at MGM. This riveting biography of 1 of Hollywood's most beloved screen icons offers insights in to the artistry behind Stewart's cinematic craft, his heroic military record in the Second World War, and much more, giving us far more when compared to a legend to love.
