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Article: Spirit of Jimmy Stewart lives on for millions in countless movie moments.
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- The Boston Herald
- Article date:
- July 3, 1997
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It is late summer, 1958. I am sitting in the back seat of a Plymouth Belvedere my father has pointed at the huge screen of the Neponset Drive-In theater.
Jimmy Stewart has just guided his tiny, silver plane over Newfoundland, bound for Paris as Charles A. Lindbergh. At my mother's request, I slip into a running commentary of scenes that lift me far, far away from a gravel pit in Dorchester.
Not quite 9, I figure my mother is making sure I stay awake to see "Lucky Lindy" cross the Atlantic. In the dark, I do not see the tears welling in my father's eyes. I do not know what he fears is happening. In a month, my mother will lose what little sight she had ...
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Article: JIMMY STEWART 1908 - 1997 ``DECENT, HARD-WORKING ...
The Virginian Pilot;
July 5, 1997 ;
700+ words
... ... ASKED how he wanted to be remembered, Jimmy Stewart once said, ``As a decent, hard ... guys next door, came back changed. Jimmy Stewart's death, of cardiac arrest Wednesday ... note. We may well mourn the loss of Jimmy Stewart's screen persona more than we do ...
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