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Narrator: He liked the fragility of those moments suspended in time. Those memories whose only function had been to leave behind nothing but memories. He wrote: I've been round the world several times and now only banality still interests me. On this trip I've tracked it with the relentlessness of a bounty hunter. At dawn we'll be in Tokyo.
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Narrator: He used to write me from Africa. He contrasted African time to European time, and also to Asian time. He said that in the 19th century mankind had come to terms with space, and that the great question of the 20th was the coexistence of different concepts of time.
Narrator: By the way, did you know that there are emus in the Île de France?
James Stewart
James Stewart (James Stewart, May 20, 1908-July 2, 1997), was born in Pennsylvania, USA, an American film and television actor, graduated from Princeton University, Department of Architecture
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Entered Hollywood in 1935. In 1938, he starred in Frank Capra 's romantic comedy "A Dream of Life"
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. In 1939, he starred in the comedy film " Mr. Smith Goes to Washington "
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, and won the 12th Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role nomination for Mr. Smith's role
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, as well as the best male in New York Film Critics Circle The protagonist
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. In 1941, he won the 13th Annual Academy Awards Best Actor Award for the romantic comedy film " The Philadelphia Story " with Katharine Houghton Hepburn
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. He played for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II . In 1946, with the fantasy film " It's a Wonderful Life ", he was nominated for Best Actor at the 19th Academy Awards
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. In 1950, with the fantasy film " " Harvey " was nominated for Best Actor at the 23rd Oscar and Golden Globe Awards. In 1954, he co-starred with Grace Kelly in Alfred Hitchcock 's suspenseful thriller " Rear Window "
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. In 1958, he starred in the suspenseful film " Vertigo " directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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. In 1960, with the film " Anatomy Of A Murder ", he won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role nomination, New York Film Critics Circle Best Actor, and Venice International Film Festival Best Actor Award
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. "The True Colors of a Hero " in 1976 was his last representative western film. In 1980, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Film Institute . In 1983, he was awarded the "Presidential Medal of Freedom", the highest honor for civilians in the United States
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[9] Won The 57th annual Academy Awards lifetime achievement award in 1985
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On July 2, 1997, James Stewart passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 89. In 1999, he was ranked No. 3 in " The greatest actor in a hundred years " by AFI .
Personal Life
James Stewart family background
James Stewart's full name: James Maitland Stewart, nickname: Jimmy Stewart, was born in a devout family of the Christian Melvin Ellis Calvin Presbyterian Church, with scottish and English blood. Father: Alexander Stewart graduated from Princeton University ; Mother: Elizabeth Stewart also graduated from university. They gave their children equal opportunities to receive university education. His mother’s grandparents participatedHis grandfather and grandfather participated in the Civil War , his father participated in the Spanish-American War and the First World War, and became a model in the minds of young Jimmy Stewart. Jimmy Stewart is the eldest son of the family and has two younger sisters. Three generations of my father and grandfather ran a hardware store, and his family was wealthy; while the mother's music and art quality had a greater impact on the three children, and music often filled this harmonious family
. In 1959, James Stewart was promoted to brigadier general. His father passed away shortly after seeing his son and worshipped the general, and his mother died a few years ago
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James Stewart's relationship experience
Friends for life: In 1928, James Stewart and Henry Fonda entered the New York arena. In the 1930s, the two entered the Hollywood film industry at the same time and also lived in the same apartment, thus beginning a friendship that lasted for decades. After the Second World War, Henry Fonda had a short break, and when he had time, he listened to records at home with Stewart, took a walk in the park, and lived a comfortable old life
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Love experience: James Stewart had romantic experiences with Olivia de Havilland and Norma Shearer in his early days
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Marriage experience: On August 9, 1949, 41-year-old James Stewart finally set foot on the palace of marriage, and 31-year-old, the same religious background, well-educated, but divorced woman with children Gloria. Hattrek joined hands after knowing each other for a year. The wedding was held in the Presbyterian Church built by his donation earlier. After marriage, James Stewart tried his best to be a good husband and father, and was praised as a true "Gu family man". He started raising his stepson Michael and Ronald, and shortly afterwards the twin daughters of him and his wife were born. He and his wife stayed together happily for 44 years. On February 16, 1994, Gloria died of lung cancer at the age of 76. On July 2, 1997, James Stewart died in Los Angeles at the age of 89
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Character Evaluation
James Stewart is a talented and wide-ranging actor. His comedy films with Frank Capra, Liu Bieqian and George Cook, Western films with Anthony Mann and John Ford, and the thriller with Hitchcock. Films, biopics co-produced with Billy Wilder, are all classics handed down to the world and won numerous awards. What is more unique is that compared with other movie stars, both on and off the screen, Stewart is almost perfectly in line with the image of moral model in the minds of Americans. The selfless and fearless patriotic hero, Stewart himself, like his interpretation of the role, is described as "the conscience of the United States", an "extraordinary mortal
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This actor, who has won the Medal of Freedom and multiple lifetime achievement awards, is a symbol of the elegant and traditional era in American culture. Although the impression he left to today’s people is mainly a series of suspense films with Hitchcock, it was actually a bottoming out in his career, because he entered Hollywood in 1935, won the actor in 1940, and enlisted in the army during World War II. The Air Force became a combat hero and was eventually promoted to brigadier general of the Air Force Reserve. These glory will inevitably give him a strong contrast after World War II. However, Hitchcock changed his star rule of relying on a clear and handsome meal, and successfully turned into a more intellectual space, full of tension, and the pride of a middle-aged man. Confusion, pain, grief and anger, and many other emotions come and go freely as a performer
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James Stewart, a literate and all-round talent, is known as one of The greatest actor in a hundred years; he is almost perfect, in line with the ideal character and image in the American minds; he is regarded as a great person in the ordinary. This "extraordinary mortal" is even described as "the conscience of the United States." As one of the most beloved stars in the United States, James Stewart is not so much an actor as a cultural symbol of the United States, an incarnation of an era of elegant tradition
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James Stewart's life has countless noble characters worthy of admiration and remembrance. In his half-century career as an actor, he is the embodiment of a decent and honest ordinary person and "the perfect model of Hollywood stars." No matter which actor he plays with, he tries hard to learn from his strengths. He is approachable, upright and kind, and is deeply loved by people.
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