In the Hollywood circle of the last century, there were many types of men, they were handsome, charming, because the beautiful women around them were like clouds, so most of them were in the kaleidoscope of flowers, and the leaves did not stick.
However, there is such a male star, he is elegant like an aristocrat, self-cultivation like a jade, the first half of his life to protect the white moonlight until 41 years old unmarried, the second half of his life to keep his wife white head and old age, can be called a clear stream in the circle.
James Stewart was born on May 20, 1908, to a wealthy family in the United States.
His father inherited his ancestral business to run the hardware store, and his mother was a literary and artistic beauty, who could sing and paint, and was a well-known pianist.
Influenced by his mother, James grew up with a lot of artistic talent, like drama, music, but also wrote his own script and rehearsal with his sisters, and worked in the silent film theater in his hometown.
However, James Jr.'s buried dream is not to become an artist.
His mother's grandparents fought in the American Revolutionary War, his grandfather and maternal grandfather fought in the Civil War, his father fought in the Spanish-American War and the First World War, so James admired them very much and always had a heroic dream in his heart, hoping to become a pilot flying in the blue sky.
In his spare time, his favorite thing is to hide in the basement of his home, draw mechanical designs, make airplane models, and want to study at naval academy, but his father refuses.
Helplessly, James had to retreat to the second place, chose the same interest in architectural design, and accidentally entered the architecture department of Princeton University.
In school, James is a proper figure, he is 191cm tall, elegant temperament, talented, martial arts can play football, play baseball, high jump, long-distance running, Wen can write poetry, sing, play instruments, act in drama...
Such a talented young man, after graduation, naturally joined a theater company in Boston and performed on Broadway.
It was also at this time that James met his lifelong friend Henry Fonda and White Moonlight Margaret Sullivan.
Henry Fonda and James
Margaret is talented and enthusiastic, and when James first saw her, she was already restless and planted a love root.
Unfortunately, James, who has an explosive IQ, is shy and not good at expressing his feelings, and can only watch the woman in love with his best friend Henry pair up and conclude a short marriage.
As a result, the three of them coexisted in a wonderful and harmonious relationship, and entered the Hollywood film industry together.
In the film industry, these three outstanding young people are mixed up.
Margaret was the first to be popular, Henry also went to the road early, and James, because of his shy nature, did not know how to seize the opportunity to take the position in time, and was unknown for a long time, and could only play some small roles.
Even so, Margaret has always been optimistic about him, and everyone praises that "James will become a big star, it is only a matter of time!" ”
Finally, under the recommendation of Margaret many times, James began to get some good resources, and with his excellent acting skills, step by step embarked on the road to popularity, starring in countless masterpieces, such as "Mr. Smith to Washington", "Philadelphia Story", "How Beautiful Life Is", "Rear Window", "Ecstasy", etc., and also won the Oscar, as well as many other awards.
During this period, James and Margaret have cooperated many times to play lovers, they look at each other affectionately on the screen, you and me, but in reality, the two have a shallow relationship.
James watched as Margaret divorced and married one after another, but the groom was never him.
In this way, James has been single and unmarried, and even his friend Henry can see that James is not married because he has always been obsessed with Margaret.
At one point, when Margaret was married for the third time, James even moved near her house, visiting her often, playing with her children, and guarding her in this special way.
And everything James did was full of emotion, and there was no doubt that he was a true gentleman.
At the peak of James's career, World War II broke out, his heroic dream was rekindled, and he resolutely signed up for the Air Force.
After enlisting in the army, the former big star did not have any shelf, he trained hard with ordinary soldiers every day, and passed professional flight training, successfully obtained the piloting qualification of two bombers, and began to work as a bomber pilot.
During the war, James went deep into nazi occupation many times, performed life-and-death missions, and made many military achievements, promoting him from an ordinary soldier to colonel and being awarded the rank of brigadier general in the Air Force.
After years of war, James became a true hero, full of tough guy temperament.
After returning triumphantly, he was once again admired by the whole people, and his peers praised him as "the best man in the world", and even President Truman lamented, "If I had a son, I would like him to be like James Stewart." ”
After fulfilling his dream of flying, James finally ended his years of unrequited love and met his true goddess, Gloria Hatrick.
Gloria was a fashion model and divorced with two children.
Compared to the fiery Margaret, Gloria is more gentle and gentle, and obviously more in line with the introverted and elegant James.
In 1949, James joined Hands with Gloria into the Palace of Marriage, ending 41 years of singlehood.
After marriage, James regarded Gloria's two children as his own, and soon after, he was delighted with a pair of cute twin daughters.
After becoming a husband and father, the good man James rarely went out to socialize, and he stayed at home to listen to music and draw airplane models.
Of course, more often, he accompanies his wife and children to enjoy wonderful parent-child time.
For James, if Margaret is a hard-to-find spirit, Gloria is more like a heart-warming cup of hot tea.
Their feelings are warm and long, although plain but endlessly evocative.
Unfortunately, while James was enjoying happiness in life, Margaret, who missed a good man, has been going around and around, repeatedly missing happiness, and finally committed suicide in 1960 due to depression medication.
Margaret's departure left an indelible wound in James's heart.
The disappearance of white moonlight also means the passing of youth.
James has remained active in the film industry since then, and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor for American civilians, in 1983 and the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 57th Academy Awards in 1985.
And his marriage is as bland and happy as ever, with no scandals and no divorce, which is extremely rare in Hollywood circles.
In this way, James and his beloved wife joined hands and walked through a long 44 years.
It wasn't until 1994 that Gloria, 76, died of lung cancer.
After the death of his beloved wife, James was so distraught that he shut himself in his bedroom and ate something reluctantly at the behest of his children.
Before that, he had installed a pacemaker, because he had lost his lover, and he didn't want to live long, so he refused to replace the battery and told the children: Let everything go naturally!
James Stewart died in Los Angeles on July 2, 1997.
His flawless noble heart stopped forever at the age of 89.
On his deathbed, James said, "I'm going to find my Gloria..."