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James Stewart was an American actor who is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. He was born on May 20, 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania. He began his career in the 1930s and went on to become one of the most popular and acclaimed actors of the 1940s and 1950s. He was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one for his performance in The Philadelphia Story (1940). He also starred in such classics as It's a Wonderful Life (1946), Rear Window (1954), and Vertigo (1958). Stewart was married twice, first to Gloria Hatrick McLean from 1949 to her death in 1994, and then to Margaret Ann Seddon from 1997 until his death in 1997. He had two children, Michael and Kelly. At the time of his death, Stewart had an estimated net worth of $50 million. He earned his wealth through his acting career, as well as through investments in real estate and other business ventures.

Popular As James Maitland Stewart
Occupation actor,soundtrack,director
Age 89 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 20 May 1908
Birthday 20 May
Birthplace Indiana, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of death July 2, 1997
Died Place Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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James Stewart Height, Weight & Measurements

At 89 years old, James Stewart height is 6′ 3″ .

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Height 6′ 3″
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Who Is James Stewart's Wife?

His wife is Gloria Hatrick McLean (m. 1949-1994)

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Wife Gloria Hatrick McLean (m. 1949-1994)
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James Stewart Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is James Stewart worth at the age of 89 years old? James Stewart’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated James Stewart's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Art Trouble (1934)$50 /day
The Murder Man (1935)$350 /week
Rose-Marie (1936)$350 /week
Next Time We Love (1936)$350 /week
Wife vs. Secretary (1936)$350 /week
Important News (1936)$350 /week
Small Town Girl (1936)$350 /week
Speed (1936)$350 /week
The Gorgeous Hussy (1936)$350 /week
Born to Dance (1936)$350 /week
After the Thin Man (1936)$350 /week
Seventh Heaven (1937)$350 /week
The Last Gangster (1937)$350 /week
Navy Blue and Gold (1937)$350 /week
Of Human Hearts (1938)$350 /week
Vivacious Lady (1938)$350 /week
The Shopworn Angel (1938)$350 /week
You Can't Take It with You (1938)$350 /week
Made for Each Other (1939)$350 /week
The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)$350 /week
The Philadelphia Story (1940)$3,000 /week
Rope (1948)$300,000
Winchester '73 (1950)$600,000
Harvey (1950)$200,000 + % net profits
The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)$50,000
The Shootist (1976)$50,000
Right of Way (1983)$250,000

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2006

In 2006 his performance as James "Scottie" Ferguson in Vertigo (1958) is ranked #30 on "Premiere" magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.

1999

In September 1999 he was named Best Classic Actor of the 20th Century in an "Entertainment Weekly" on-line poll.

1997

In October 1997 he was ranked #10 in "Empire" (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.

1985

Upon accepting his Honorary Oscar in 1985, he stated, "This was the greatest award I received, to know that, after all these years, I haven't been forgotten." The audience gave him a ten-minute standing ovation, making the show run long. Steven Spielberg, who was in attendance, said that he was humbled to even be in the same room as Stewart, because he respected him so much.

1983

Many of his works were donated to Brigham Young University in 1983, including his personal copy of It's A Wonderful Life (1946).

1978

Was a regular on the "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts". He was even "roasted" himself once: Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jimmy Stewart (1978).

1972

In 1972 was Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.

1966

Held the highest active military rank of any actor in history. During World War II he served in the US Army Air Forces, and rose to the rank of colonel. After the war he continued serving in the US Air Force Reserve, ultimately becoming a brigadier general. Ed McMahon was also commissioned as a brigadier general in the California Air National Guard in 1966, and he continued to serve after he began his acting career. Two former actors outranked him: John Ford was an actor before becoming a director, and he became rear admiral in the US Naval Reserve. President Ronald Reagan became the US Commander-in-Chief, but he had made his last theatrical TV appearance in 1965.

1962

During the course of his long professional life, he had roles in some of Hollywood's best-remembered films, starring in a string of Westerns, bringing his "every man" qualities to movies like The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)), biopics (The Stratton Story (1949), The Glenn Miller Story (1954), and The Spirit of St.

1961

Accepted his friend Gary Cooper's honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement in 1961, because Cooper was dying of cancer.

1959

He remained involved with the United States Air Force Reserve after the war and retired in 1959 as a brigadier general. Stewart's acting career took off properly after the war.

1957

Louis (1957), for instance, thrillers (most notably his frequent collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock) and even some screwball comedies.

1950

His hair began receding during World War II. By the early 1950s he was wearing a toupee for all his movie roles, though he often went without it in public. His baldness was made less obvious by his wearing a gray toupee for many of his movie roles.

1949

His two natural children, twin daughters Judy Stewart and Kelly Stewart, were born on 5/7/5. His wife, Gloria Stewart (the former Gloria Hatrick McLean), a former model from Larchmont, NY, also brought two sons to the marriage: Ronald and Michael (aged 5 and 2 at the time of the wedding in 1949), whom he adopted. Ronald later died on active service, as a Marine Corps officer on 6/8/69 in Vietnam.

1948

Replaced Cary Grant as Rupert Cadell in Rope (1948). Ironically, Grant replaced him as Roger Thornhill in North by Northwest (1959).

1946

Hosted the Academy Awards in 1946 (alongside Bob Hope), 1958 (alongside David Niven, Jack Lemmon, Rosalind Russell, Bob Hope and "Donald Duck").

1941

The word "Philadelphia" on the Oscar that he received in 1941 for The Philadelphia Story (1940) is misspelled. The Oscar was kept in the window of Jimmy's father's hardware store located on Philadelphia Street in Indiana, PA.

1940

When he won the Best Actor Oscar in 1940, he sent it to his father in Indiana, PA, who set it in his hardware shop. The trophy remained there for 25 years.

1939

Smith Goes to Washington (1939), and, after World War II, It's A Wonderful Life (1946) helped to launch his career as a star and to establish his screen persona as the likable "every man".

1938

His famous collaborations with Frank Capra, in You Can't Take It with You (1938), Mr.

1936

Introduced the Cole Porter standard "Easy to Love" in Born to Dance (1936). His undubbed, reedy tenor voice was actually not so bad. He would later say of the experience, "The song had become such a big hit that they felt even my singing couldn't ruin it." He would later sing a few bars of "Over the Rainbow" as part of his Oscar-winning performance in The Philadelphia Story (1940).

1935

Having learned to fly in 1935, he was drafted into the United States Army in 1940 as a private (after twice failing the medical for being underweight). During the course of World War II he rose to the rank of colonel, first as an instructor at home in the United States, and later on combat missions in Europe.

1934

But work dried up as the Great Depression deepened, and it was not until 1934, when he followed his friend Henry Fonda to Hollywood, that things began to pick up.

After his first screen appearance in Art Trouble (1934), he worked for a time for MGM as a contract player and slowly began making a name for himself in increasingly high-profile roles throughout the rest of the 1930s.

1932

After graduation, engagements with the University Players took him around the northeastern United States, including a run on Broadway in 1932.

1929

In 1929, he won a place at Princeton University, where he studied architecture with some success and became further involved with the performing arts as a musician and actor with the University Players.

1908

James Maitland Stewart was born on May 20, 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, to Elizabeth Ruth (Johnson) and Alexander Maitland Stewart, who owned a hardware store. He was of Scottish, Ulster-Scots, and some English, descent. Stewart was educated at a local prep school, Mercersburg Academy, where he was a keen athlete (football and track), musician (singing and accordion playing), and sometime actor.