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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 37. Chapters: People from Homer City, Pennsylvania, People from Indiana, Pennsylvania, James Stewart, Edward Abbey, Dennis Douds, John Brallier, Christine Jack Toretti, Vicki Iseman, Chris Kuzneski, The Clarks, Augie Donatelli, Ralph E. Dias, Dave L. Reed, Lawson Fiscus, Samuel Kier, Sara Steelman, Jack Sonni, Robert Dick Wilson, Everlife, Patricia Robertson, John Ambrose Watterson, Lincoln Loy McCandless, James H. Bronson, Hubert Work, James H. Brady, Steve Wheatcroft, Jim Nance, Robert T. Van Horn, John W. Dutko, Henderson C. Howard, Michael Ryan, John Buccigross, Paul Cunningham, Tony Atwater, John Sebastian Larocca, John Sephus Mack, Howard William Stull, Harry White, Donald C. White, John Reilly, Summers Melville Jack, William B. Hayes, Samuel Steel Blair, J. N. Langham, Henry Youngman, Charles H. Kline, Alexander Wilson Taylor, Harry Malcolm, Paul McCandless, Tawni O'Dell, John Denniston Patton. Excerpt: James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart (May 20, 1908 - July 2, 1997) was an American film and stage actor, known for his distinctive voice and his everyman persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics and was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one in competition and receiving one Lifetime Achievement award. He was a major MGM contract star. He also had a noted military career and was a World War II and Vietnam War veteran, who rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the United States Air Force Reserve. Throughout his seven decades in Hollywood, Stewart cultivated a versatile career and recognized screen image in such classics as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Philadelphia Story, Harvey, It's a Wonderful Life, Shenandoah, Rear Window, Rope, The Man Who Knew Too Much, The Shop Around the Corner, and Vertigo. He is the most represented leading actor on the AFI's 100 Years...100 ...