on his birthday, James Stewart, known for movies like "Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonI", "The Philadelphia Story (1940)", "It's a Wonderful Life(1946)", "Harvey (1950)", "Broken Arrow (1950)", "Rear Window (1954)", "The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)", "Vertigo (1958)", "The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)", "Bandolero! (1968)", "The Shootist (1976)" and "The Big Sleep (1978)".

He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Macaulay "Mike" Connor in the movie "The Philadelphia Story (1940)".

In 1985 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award for "his fifty years of memorable performances. For his high ideals both on and off the screen. With the respect and affection of his colleagues."