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Article: Jimmy Stewart was much, much more than 'Wonderful Life's' George Bailey.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
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- July 3, 1997
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Of all the high praise we are likely to hear for the great Jimmy Stewart, maybe the most valuable tribute was left by the man himself. You can say of Stewart something you can say of no other actor _ that in all of the 80 or so movies he made in his 50-year career that spanned fundamental transformations in moviemaking, Jimmy Stewart never gave a bad performance.
Think about it. A million reels of film, a thousand roles, characters of staggering variety, and not one false note. Not a moment when Stewart didn't understand the scene, the character, the line.
This bespeaks a man of immense natural talent and remarkable intelligence _ qualities ...