Monday 31 December 2007

Are you sitting comfortably?

Hello and welcome to what I hope will be a 52 week endeavour!

May 20th 2008 will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of James Maitland Stewart, better known to the world as Jimmy Stewart. In over 90 screen appearances in films like The Philadelphia Story, Harvey, It’s A Wonderful Life and Winchester ‘73 he charmed and delighted audiences with his honest performances and natural likeability.

For a while now I have cited Stewart as my favourite actor. To attempt to explain this now would do the man a disservice, I simply do not have the words to explain that certain something he possessed. Hopefully this blog will help me answer that fundamental question.

My current plan is that this site should be updated at least twice a week, depending on my work commitments. Along the way you can expect to read production histories, biographical accounts, episode guides, film and book reviews as well as a range of visual and audio material from my own personal collection. If you like what you read then please make sure to bookmark the site and come back for more.

The first update should be with you by the end of the week. Until then I suggest you pop in your favourite James Stewart film and join me as we embark upon a year long tribute to one of the greatest actors ever to grace the screen.