Personal Background...
I am old school... Not old school 70s or 80s, but more like the days of black and white TV - in so many ways! I like classic cars, classic TV (for the most part), and so forth... Jimmy Stewart has acted in a lot of old movies that are true classics, but his (arguably) most notable is my second favorite movie of all time. Who doesn't like watching a story of hitting bottom yet realizing there's mercy, grace, love still available to you? There's purpose beyond what you can see! I love the message.
So, a little history...
Jimmy Stewart profile includes:
- First-born
- Born in Pennsylvania
- Faith was a priority
- Middle name: Maitland
- Slid down banisters
- Described as "had a reserved, dignified manner, as well as the distinctive, deliberate way of thinking and speaking"
- Played accordion and piano
- Only son, but had sisters
- Squashed two pennies on the train track by the train that led President Harding's funeral procession; kept in his desk for years
- Boy Scout
- Football player
- Brick layer and painter of highway lines; musician; cheerleader (on squad); magician's assistant; stagehand
- Princeton grad
- Loved studying architecture
- Art Trouble (1934) (first picture)
- Described as playing "tough but vulnerable" roles as a trademark
- Named producer, Capra (It's a Wonderful Life), as his biggest professional influence
- When drafted, he was 5 lbs under; he went home, ate a ton, and went back and made it in
- Pilot (even before military service); always fascinated with aviation
- After war, became radio personality before going back to acting
- Married Gloria, who had two boys from previous marriage, then they had twin girls
- Passion for wildlife conservation
- Helped Ronald Reagan campaign for presidency
- Experienced loss of parents, stepson, and eventually wife after 45 years of marriage upon her death
- Passed away at 89 in 1997
"Yet their son Michael says they “were raised with that
small-town Christian Presbyterian ethic that nobody owes you a living. If you have bad breaks, get up and move
on. That was the attitude of both my
parents, and it never changed.”"
"In presenting the award, the American Film Institute summed up many aspects
of his enduring presence: “In a career of extraordinary range and depth, Jimmy
Stewart has come to embody on the screen the very image of the typical
American. Whether flying the ocean as Charles Lindbergh, going to Washington as
Senator Jefferson Smith, or playing an ordinary man who somehow never got
around to leaving his home town, Stewart has captured the essence of American
hopes, doubts, and aspirations. His idealism, his determination, his
vulnerability, and above all, his basic decency shine through every role he
plays…..”"
All information taken from here.
A goal... (or two)
Be as real as possible... Keep my priorities in place. Have people say my values reflect ones that match Jimmy's, because those are my priorities!
Let's just stay big picture!
Since Jimmy had a thing for aviation...
Aviation-inspired fashion...
Take a look!
And, at your local Macy's...
Ray-Ban Aviators for just over $100... You decide if it's worth it! Click here!
Looking up...
Cast but a glance at riches, and they are gone, for they will surely sprout wings and fly off to the sky like an eagle.
Love this! Not worth worrying over the material... This verse was lived out a lot in Jimmy Stewart's life as well. Seemed appropriate! Click here for more from the Proverbs.
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