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  1. Larry Jeff McMurtry (June 3, 1936 – March 25, 2021) was an American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter whose work was predominantly set in either the Old West or contemporary Texas. [1] His novels included Horseman, Pass By (1962), The Last Picture Show (1966), and Terms of Endearment (1975), which were adapted into films.

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  2. Mar 28, 2024 · The Movie Star Turned Bomber Pilot and his Wonderful Life. Seven days after winning an Academy Award for “The Philadelphia Story” in March 1941, Jimmy Stewart enlisted in the Army, months before the country was at war. He had been turned down on his first try for being 10 pounds underweight.

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  4. Jimmy Stewart, 1945: A War Hero Comes Home. While his father chatted with a customer at the hardware store, a uniformed Jimmy Stewart set up a date to go fishing, 1945. When James Maitland Stewart, the oldest child and only son of Alexander and Elizabeth Stewart of Indiana, Pa ., enlisted in the United States Army in 1941, he wasn’t like most ...

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  5. Aug 4, 2021 · On Jan. 19, 1942, he successfully passed the pilot training program and was commissioned second lieutenant. Maj. Jimmy Stewart confers with a B-24 crew member. Stewart became known as a lucky pilot for always bringing his crew home safely. U.S. Air Force photo.

  6. Jul 19, 2013 · Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart's 27-year military career included stints in the Army and Air Force.

  7. Dec 24, 2021 · In this film, Stewart is a German that resists Hitler’s madness. It is a gripping thriller and Stewart delivers. Soon after, Jimmy Stewart did what millions of patriotic men and women did: he joined the service. Actually, he joined months before Pearl Harbor, and his interest in flying led him to the Army Air Corps.

  8. May 6, 2017 · May 6, 2017 1 AM PT. A group of 41 men, including actor Jimmy Stewart, in the foreground wearing the solid black tie, takes the oath to enter the Army. Stewart was the first top-ranked...