Always had great respect for Jimmy Stewart. Fine actor, fine man. Hudson had some nerve treating Jimmy that way especially considering he had his own secrets that would have been a lot more damaging than a toupe.
When James Stewart's wife died he missed her so much . He refused to have the battery in his pacemaker renewed & died 3 years later. I hope they truly were reunited.
While he was quite troubled by his wife's death, his decision not to have the battery replaced was due to risk and age. He did develop a pulmonary embolism that caused a heart attack, which caused his death. The embolism is a rare side effect of having a pace maker. The pacemaker cannot stop an embolism or prevent a heart attack, just cardiac arrest.
@@scottknode898 His death certificate says his cause of death was myocardial infarction (heart attack) secondary to pulmonary embolism. Heart attack and cardiac arrest are two different things.
I love Mickey Rooney. I saw him once in a play in Chicago. During the performance an elderly woman seated in the audience shouted out, "Hi Ya, Mickey!" He broke character, went over to where the woman was, held her hand, thanked her for the greeting and for coming then seamlessly got back in character and finished the play. What a class act!
Hi Neil and Everyone 👋🏻 James Stewart came from a good family, served in WWII, worked hard in Hollywood, and was a devoted husband and father. He also wrote light-hearted poetry for his appearances on the Tonight Show. A fine man.
Hello from Indiana Pennsylvania. Jimmy Stewart’s home town. We are getting ready to celebrate his 114th birthday. I walked by him everyday I went to work for 25 years.
I still love Jimmy Stewart, and so many of his movies are my favorites: It's a Wonderful Life; Mr.Smith Goes to Washington; The Man who Shot Liberty Valance; Harvey; and so many others. Rock Hudson shouldn't have told that story! Shame on him.
👍The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance was the best Western of all time. Great cast, great script, great director. It had a flashback within a flashback. Film making at it's finest.
Always loved Jimmy Stewart 🎩 A "national treasure, a great actor, a true gentleman and a patriot." - Bill Clinton He was professional, stood for what he believed in, fervent family man, and honourable in his dealings. Cannot say as much for Hudson.
Jimmy Stewart served very bravely in WWII flying bombing missions over Nazi occupied Europe. I love many of his movies and he was a good husband and father. I don't care about his hair and I suspect there was more to his dislike of Rock Hudson than that.
When John Wayne appeared at Harvard for the Hasty Pudding award. Someone asked "Mr. Wayne is that your hair?" John replied " yessir it is. I bought and paid for it" 😀😃 LOL
A long long time ago, Jimmy Stewart was a board member or owner of a small company based in Fort Worth, Texas. When he attended meetings, he did not wear his toupee. So I don’t think he was so vain that that would have bothered him. When you’re in the movies or on TV, you bend to the wheel of the studios and where to pay if you balding
Jimmy Stewart came to Fort Worth, Texas to film a movie at our local air base. While he was here he fell in love with our zoo and he continued to support our zoo for the remainder of his life. He also had a bank account and a credit card at the bank where my husband and I worked. Marlon Brando also had a credit card and bank account with us. The reason I know this is because Mr Brando called our credit card center on day and I happened to receive that call. He asked me to turn his credit card off because his son was in Vegas running up a rather large bill. Yes, Mr Brando’s voice was very recognizable.
Jimmy served in the Army Air Forces during WWII…he was a pilot. Received awards for his service and promoted to Colonel…imagine…from private to Colonel…. His family was proud to be Scottish descent.
So was Rock Hudson! I hate these negative stories about people who cannot respond because they are no longer with us! I loved both men and the movies they gave us!
Pretty sleazy of Rock Hudson to reveal the secret of Stewart's hair piece. Esp since he had secrets of his own to hide. Wonder if he traded other people secrets with the press so his orientation was kept secret.
Hiya Dee, Hope the email arrived, no I don't want a reply yet lol, but I sent it from my drafts, and I never quite trust it. I adored Jimmy....I could swoon at that voice. 😍 take care mate. xx 🙋
how humiliating for James Stewart , i dont like people who try to ridicule others , especially in public, it isnt a joke in my opinion , everyone has the right to keep things private , great video Neil Thankyou
Jimmy Stewart worked in the US Air Force as a General in his later adult years. I believe in the Reserves mostly. He was an Aviator in World War 2 and may have had PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) after the war for a time. I think he delved into his acting career highly after the war to help himself forget the war and rebuild his life. He was happily married for decades to one wife. Yes, we always watch "It's a Wonderful Life" at Christmas annually.
He suffered badly from what is now known as PTSD. He was so traumatized from his wartime experiences that during, and afterwards, for two years straight, he was only able to subsist on peanut butter sandwiches and ice cream.
What a great actor Jimmy Stewart was, and who could forget "that drawl"! A real gentleman and one of the best Hollywood has produced. Lovely back story, thank you Neil.
I LOVE Jimmy Stewart. My favorites of his are: Rear Window, Harvey, Vertigo, The Philadelphia Story, and It's a Wonderful Life. He was also a kind, generous person. It was unkind and unprofessional for Rock Hudson to gossip about Jimmy's hair piece. Very catty, imo!!!
Jimmy Stewart, was always my favorite actor. I loved listening to him talk. My favorite movie of his was, Harvey! I remember wanting to invite him, to my wedding. Silly girl! Waving!!!!!
I wrote in another place about going to church where Jimmy Stewart was a member. He did NOT wear a hairpiece when he went to church on Sunday. He was definitely not "ON" for the public on those Sundays. However, when he did the Lessons and Carols Christmas Services in 1980 and 1981, he did wear his toupee, and he knew that the audience would want to meet him and shake his hand. Then, he was "ON" for public consumption. See him almost every Sunday -- alone, his wife did not come -- Stewart seemed a sad personnage. But I feel so grateful I got to see him so often and to "perform" with him for the Lessons and Carols Services. BTW, Ralph Edwards of "This is Your Life" and Greer Garson also attended occasionally.
Hello Neil and everyone 👋👋👋 Thank you, Neil, for sharing the information on Jimmy Stewart. He was one of my favorites, and I still watch all of his movies when they are on💞
I read that Jimmy Stewart and Henry Fonda were very good friends and lived in the same apartment together. Evidently, they were quite the team of ladies' men. The duo were quite famous for this in certain circles, kept very quiet so they say. Even so he's one of my favorite actors, along with Bogart. Cheers!👋👋👋😁
So were Clark Gable, John Wayne, believe it or not, Ingrid Bergman, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor, Virginia Mayo, Rock Hudson! George C Scott, Joan Collins, Doris Day, Robert Stack..... Jimmy and the rest of them had a BRAIN. Jimmy was one of Reagan"s biggest supporters
🇭🇲🦘👋 I always admired Jimmy Stewart as a person and as an actor. Enjoying most of his most memorable movies. Rock Hudson may have been a star as well, but obviously not so much of a 'gentleman', to have said what he did to the media about Jimmy's hairpiece (or wig) and by doing so publically embarrassing Jimmy Stewart. I don't believe that Jimmy was that 'precious' about himself, but he would have felt humiliated, by his co-star. So! IF I had to choose between the two, I'd choose Jimmy Stewart before Rock Hudson, every time. While I have enjoyed many of the shows with Rock Hudson, to me, Jimmy Stewart had something 'extra special' to offer. A very interesting insight. "Thank you" so much Neil xx 👔 ⭐👋
How mean of Rock Hudson 🫤 I always liked Jimmy Stewart in his films , a different style of acting ,that many couldn’t copy 😎 Thankyou for sharing Neil 👏👏👏😎💖
Hello Neil, I've always been a fan of Jimmy Stewart....I loved his drawl....he was a fine actor no matter what sort of film, but I had a particular fondness for Harvey. Penny from Christchurch. 🇬🇧
What a cruel thing for Rock Hudson to betray a fellow actor like that simply to ingratiate himself. I used to feel sorry for the way Rock was treated by the press at the end of his life, but perhaps it was a case of "what goes around, comes around". James Stewart was always my favourite actor and sounded like a fine gentleman in real life. To this day his name in the cast ensures I will always watch a film, including "It's a Wonderful Life" every Christmas, despite always thinking I couldn't possibly watch it again. I think my favourite film of his is "Harvey", although it's very hard to choose. Seems the actresses weren't the only ones who had to watch their backs in Hollywood. Thank you Neil for an insight into the sad reality behind the Hollywood glamour.
Jimmy Stewart will always be one of my favourite actors. I loved him in ‘Harvey’ and all his others films. My children loved hi as a voice actor in Way Out West a Disney film.
James Stewart was always a class act. He was beloved by everyone and was considered the average, ordinary, common man and there was nothing snobbish about him. I love watching his movies. I guess my absolute favorites are the three movies that he made with the wonderful June Allison, what great chemistry they had together. She seemed to have a way of bringing out the "lighter" side of him. To me, they were magic together.
I love these stories you tell us, it gives us a glimpse of the glamour of the old days. I will look out the interview, I always enjoy the Parkinson interviews.
That was nasty of Rock Hudson. I still love James Stewart. What does it matter if he wore a wig or not? I'm not surprised that James was embarrassed and never spoke to Rock again.
Besides being an incredible actor, Jimmy Stewart served as a flight commander in a bombardment group in missions over Germany. He earned great respect from his men and won several citations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross. His wartime services scarred him so much that he considered giving up acting in exchange to going back to Pennsylvania to run his family's hardware store. He was convinced by Frank Capra, to appear in his film, "It's a Wonderful Life". The emotional scene near the end of the film was real. He wasn't acting, there. Stewart was a good man, besides being an incredible actor.
Hello from Canada! Loved Jimmy Stewart. Rear Window, Harvey, The Philadelphia Story. Its a Wonderful Life, Mr. Hobbs takes a Vacation! He's one of my favourites!
Imagine the emerging star who had a HUGE and perverted secret, was the one to gossip and then to follow up by being so cruel, and publicly too. Sounds a bit like rachel ragland, in a weird sort of way.
Hi Neil ,👋👋👋🇦🇺🇦🇺 James Stewart was my dad's no..1 favourite actor,he was a brilliant actor "Shenandoah" was one of my favourite movies. Rock Hudson's secret is worse than the taupe .
Jimmy Stewart , was one of my very favorite actors. I still watch it’s a Wonderful Life , every year. I loved him in Two Rode Together, with Richard Widmark . One of the airplane museums we visited while living in the UK had a uniform he wore in WWll and an airplane like the one he flew. Thank you Neil, for sharing this story .I’m sorry to hear Rock Hudson , thought It was funny to embarrass him like that. I enjoyed reading some of the other comments about Jimmy Stewart on here. Take care & God bless ❤️🇺🇸
I'm stunned, but I should not be. I mean even John Wayne flipped his wig over the side of a boat, I've heard tell. I love your stories and locales. It is like going on a trip with a friend.
I love Jimmy Stewart!!! I didn't know he wore a hair piece!!! And I never thought Jimmy Stewart would have that kind of pride... But back then he was the leading handsome hero.... And Rock Hudson was a different very handsome hero... I THINK Rock Hudson played in a wonderful movie, Giant. He was very good in it. It wasn't like his Doris Day/ Pillow Talk movies ( which as a kid were great to me ). My all time favorite movie is It's A Wonderful Life with Jimmy Stewart. I wouldn't have cared if he had a lot of hair or not, he was my favorite movie star.
I love Jimmy Stewart in It’s A Wonderful Life❣️❣️❣️❣️It’s my favorite movie of all time❣️❣️❣️I have watched the movie every year since I’ve been 5yrs old. Not understanding @ that tender age the message of the film, but watching the movie always felt like a warm hug. As grew up & understood the message in the movie I fell in loved with the movie all over again. I feel like Jimmy Stewart & Donna Reed were the only two people perfect for their roles. As to Rock Hudson - we have a saying in the states “ what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas “ to bad Rock Hudson didn’t give Jimmy Stewart that courtesy!! After all people had given Rock Hudson his privacy when it came to his private life.
I was a great Jimmy Stewart fan, from his cowboy films to Alfred Hitchcocks films. He was a genuine war hero and a clean living and faithful husband. One the other hand I also really liked Rock Hudson, he was so good to look at......Both super men in their own way.
Still love Jimmy Stewart, such a versatile actor in serious drama or comedy. And he always struck me as a genuine gentleman with no side to him. I knew he’d served in WWII. A bit mean of RH I think, he may have been handsome but arrogance and unkindness to others negates that in my opinion. By the way meant to say you’re looking very dapper today.
Jimmy Stewart was my favourite actor and a really good human being. Look at his war record, he came to the UK and enlisted. The poem he wrote about his old dog Beau that he read on the Michael Parkinson show had the country in tears.
These back stories are excellent Neil, and i'll go and seek out the Parky interview. I never knew that was a hairpiece! Just goes to show the 'magic' of Hollywood and how we can all be fooled. As a young man, Rock Hudson wouldn't have been good at steering through the steely Hollywood press - something he would have to do later in his life. Just 😂😂😂 at the toupee sailing down the river!!!