Biography
James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart (&#;) was a highly acclaimed Academy Award-winning American film and stage actor, known for his distinctive drawl voice and down-to-earth persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics and was nominated for five Oscars, winning one in competition and one life achievement.
Collaborations with Hitchcock
After his work with director Anthony Mann, the second collaboration to define Stewart's career in the s was with acclaimed mystery and suspense director Alfred Hitchcock. Stewart had previously appeared in Hitchcock's technologically innovative film Rope, and the two collaborated for the second of four times on the hit Rear Window. Photographer L.B. "Jeff" Jeffries, the central character of the film, portrayed by Stewart, projects his fantasies and fears onto the people he observes out his apartment window while on hiatus due to a broken leg. Jeffries gets into more than he can handle, however, when he believes he has witnessed a salesman murder his wife.
After starring in Hitchcock's remake of the director's own production, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Stewart starred in what many consi
James Mason in [[North by Northwest]] ()
Biography
James Neville Mason () was a three-time Academy Award nominated English actor who attained stardom in both British and American films.
Mason's distinctive voice enabled him to play a menacing villain as greatly as his good looks assisted him as a leading man. His roles include the declining actor in the version of A Star Is Born, a mortally wounded terrorist in Odd Man Out (), Brutus in the film of Julius Caesar, General Erwin Rommel twice, once in The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel in , and in The Desert Rats (), Captain Nemo in 20, Leagues Under the Sea (), a suave masterspy in North by Northwest (), a determined explorer in Journey to the Center of the Earth (also ) and Humbert Humbert in Stanley Kubrick's Lolita (). One of his last roles, that of a corrupt lawyer in The Verdict (), earned him his third and final Oscar nomination.
Filmography
With Hitchcock
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Radio Adapations
See Also
Film Frames
Selection of film frames: James Mason (click image to view larger version or refresh thumbnails)
Image Gallery
Images from the Hitchcock Gallery (click to view larger ve
James Francis Hitchcock Edit Profile
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James Francis Hitchcock, American history educator, writer. Member American History Association, Catholic History Society, Fellowship of Catholic Scholars (president , Cardinal Wright award ).
Background
Hitchcock, James Francis was born on February 13, in St. Louis. Son of George Francis and Stella Anne (Martin) Hitchcock.
Education
AB, St. Louis University, Master of Arts, Princeton University, Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University,
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Benedictine College, Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Franciscan University,
Career
Assistant professor history St. Johns University, Jamaica, New York, Professor history St. Louis University, since Board chairman Catholic League for Civil Rights, Milwaukee,
Achievements
James Francis Hitchcock has been listed as a notable history educator, writer by Marquis Who&#;s Who.
Works
book
- The Recovery of the Sacred
(James Hitchcock gives an extraordinarily incisive analysi)
- What Is Secular Humanism?: Why Humanism Became Secular and How It Is Changing Our
THE AUTHOR
James Hitchcock, Ph.D., is a longtime professor of history at St. Louis University, which he attended as an undergraduate. He received his master’s and doctoral degrees from Princeton University and has authored several books, including The Supreme Court and Religion in American Life; The Recovery of the Sacred; What Is Secular Humanism?; and Catholicism and Modernity: Confrontation or Capitulation?
PRAISE FOR
HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH“The gap in knowledge of history and current events sadly extends to us Catholics in our grasp of the Faith and the rich history of the Church. In his ambitious new work, History of the Catholic Church, James Hitchcock has given us an accessible tool to better our understanding and love for the history of the Church. To love the Church, we must understand her history. As Blessed Pope John XXIII remarked, ‘History is our best teacher.’ Thank you, Dr. Hitchcock, for this timeless gift to the Church for the Year of Faith.”
CARDINAL TIMOTHY DOLAN
Archbishop of New York“A remarkable achievement that synthesizes a lifetime of learning, James Hitchcock’s History of the Catholic Church is also a sign
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- The Recovery of the Sacred