![]() ![]() This is where a little-known, but highly personally influential part of Jimmy Stewart’s life came into play-he became the first big American movie star to enlist in the US military (the Army, in his case) to do his part in the war. Because of his creativity, which needed an outlet, it seemed appropriate that Jimmy was later drawn to acting.Īfter achieving moderate success as an actor in America, the world changed, and WWII became something the United States realized it was going to have to join, despite its initial reluctance. His teachers attributed this not to lack of intelligence, but to lack of focus, due to being creative and spending much class time in daydreaming. He also showed an interest at school in making mechanical drawings and in the field of chemistry. ![]() Initially, Jimmy had been interested in going into aviation and spent much time as a child building model airplanes in his basement. ![]() Jimmy went into acting after attending Princeton University, much to his father’s chagrin. ![]()
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