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James Maitland Stewart is that rare and admirable human being who could truthfully claim that everyone liked him. During his lifetime and in the years since, it was virtually impossible to find anyone recording a bad word against him, or relating an anecdote in which he appeared less than a gentleman. His distinctive drawl, coupled with his hesitant, stuttering vocal delivery made his voice instantly recognizable, and when it was heard, it was heeded. Late in his long and distinguished career, he provided the voiceover for a major soup company’s television commercials. He did not appear in the advertisements. Campbell’s reported hundreds of telephone calls to their offices, demanding to know if that was really Jimmy’s voice promoting their soup. It really was.
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nytimes.com/1940/12/27/archives/the-screen-a-splendid-cast-adorns-the-screen-version-of-the.html
themusichall.org/blog/classic-hollywood-classic-couples-james-gloria-stewart
nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/william-joyce-capture-and-execution
upi.com/Archives/1982/03/14/JIMMY-STEWARTS-SON/9546384930000
reelclassics.com/Actors/Jimmy/jimmy-poem.htm
statesman.com/story/news/2017/02/16/james-jimmy-stewarts-poem-for-beau/10378653007
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James Maitland Stewart is that rare and admirable human being who could truthfully claim that everyone liked him. During his lifetime and in the years since, it was virtually impossible to find anyone recording a bad word against him, or relating an anecdote in which he appeared less than a gentleman. His distinctive drawl, coupled with his hesitant, stuttering vocal delivery made his voice instantly recognizable, and when it was heard, it was heeded. Late in his long and distinguished career, he provided the voiceover for a major soup company’s television commercials. He did not appear in the advertisements. Campbell’s reported hundreds of telephone calls to their offices, demanding to know if that was really Jimmy’s voice promoting their soup. It really was.
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Alien Video Essay: youtube.com/watch?v=_jpKTllluiY&pp=ygUJc3RvcnlyYW50
Storyrant: youtube.com/@UC6Sk2h2WsYMxnGERAH_FbGg
Free Scifi Horror Ebook: dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb
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Karl's Socials:
Fact Fiend: youtube.com @FactFiend
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Untitled Side Channel: youtube.com @untitledsidechannel
Twitter: twitter.com/KarlSmallwood
Further Reading:
jimmystewartontheair.com/jimmy-stewart-for-campbells-soups
recreationnews.com/pa---indiana-co---jimmy-stewart-museum-hardware-store-display--/image_76ba18b8-56e0-11ed-aad5-637d8419b3c9.html#:~:text=The%20Jimmy%20Stewart%20Museum%20pays,operated%20by%20the%20actor's%20father.
charterclub.org/about
triangleshow.com/history
imdb.com/title/tt0029297
nytimes.com/1940/12/27/archives/the-screen-a-splendid-cast-adorns-the-screen-version-of-the.html
themusichall.org/blog/classic-hollywood-classic-couples-james-gloria-stewart
nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/william-joyce-capture-and-execution
upi.com/Archives/1982/03/14/JIMMY-STEWARTS-SON/9546384930000
reelclassics.com/Actors/Jimmy/jimmy-poem.htm
statesman.com/story/news/2017/02/16/james-jimmy-stewarts-poem-for-beau/10378653007
web.archive.org/web/20190723203100/https:/www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1997-07-06-9707031555-story.html
