A few facts about Jimmy Stewart
-He was of Scottish and Scots-Irish heritage.
-Graduated from Princeton University.
-First movie star to enter the service for WWII, joining a year before Pearl Harbor. He earned the Air Medal with three oak leaf clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Croix de Guerre and 7 battle stars. He retired as a brigadier general- the highest military rank of any actor in history.
-Won an Academy Award as Best Actor.
-Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
-Recipient of Kennedy Center Honors.
-He was awarded lifetime achievement awards from the Academy Awards, American Film Institute, the Golden Globes, National Board of Review, and the Screen Actors Guild.
-Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian award.
-Named Best Classic Actor of the 20th Century by Entertainment Weekly.
-Voted the 3rd Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
-Voted the 9th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Premiere Magazine.
-Voted the 3rd Greatest Screen Legend Actor list by the American Film Institute
-His performance as George Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946) is ranked #8 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.
-Over 3,000 people attended his funeral to pay their respects.
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