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Highlights
- When he left Hollywood in March 1941, Jimmy Stewart was America's boy next door movie star and a recent Academy Award winner.
- About the Author: Robert Matzen is an American author who specializes in Hollywood history.
- 400 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Entertainment & Performing Arts
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Book Synopsis
When he left Hollywood in March 1941, Jimmy Stewart was America's boy next door movie star and a recent Academy Award winner. He left all that behind to join the United States Army Air Corps and fulfill his family mission to serve his country--only to face obstacle after obstacle from both Hollywood and Washington. Finally he made his way to the European Theater, where several near-death experiences and the loss of men under his command took away his youthful good looks. The war finally won, he returned home with millions of other veterans to face an uncertain future, suffering what we now know as PTSD. For the next half century, Stewart refused to discuss his combat experiences and took the story of his service to the grave. Mission presents the first in-depth look at Stewart's life as a Squadron Commander in the skies over Germany, from takeoff to landing and every key moment in between. Author Robert Matzen sifted through thousands of Air Force combat reports and the Stewart personnel files; interviewed surviving aviators who flew with Stewart; visited the James Stewart Papers at Brigham Young University; flew in the cockpits of the B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator; and walked the earth of air bases in England used by Stewart in his combat missions of 1943-45. What emerges in Mission is the story of a Jimmy Stewart you never knew until now, a story more fantastic than any he brought to the screen.About the Author
Robert Matzen is an American author who specializes in Hollywood history. He is the author of Dutch Girl and Fireball. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Leonard Maltin is a film critic and historian who can be regularly seen on ReelzChannel and Turner Classic Movies. He lives in Los Angeles, California.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x 1.2 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.4 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Entertainment & Performing Arts
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Number of Pages: 400
Publisher: Goodknight Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Robert Matzen
Language: English
Street Date: March 3, 2020
TCIN: 93122412
UPC: 9781732273573
Item Number (DPCI): 247-33-0210
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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