James Stewart
James Stewart was one of the most famous actors of the mid-1900s. I find him interesting for a few reasons, the first being that he also served in the U.S military for over 25 years and was still able to devote lots of time to his family. He was called the “American ideal” by people at the time thanks to this devotion and his “morality” (whatever that means.) Another thing I find interesting is that, despite his talent for the things he devoted himself to, he wasn’t good at everything. In the early-mid 1930s, he became a stage manager, but he was fired for repeatedly missing his cues. I’ve seen a lot of people get mad at themselves for not being “good” at art or whatever, but the thing with that is that while you might not be naturally gifted at one thing, you probably are gifted at something else. Plus, even if you’re not naturally gifted at something, that doesn’t mean you can’t get better with practice. James didn’t come out of the womb knowing how to act for multi-million dollar movies; in fact, he was a pretty shy child, spending much of his time in the basement working on model airplanes, mechanical drawings, and chemistry, as he originally wanted to get into aviation. Unfortunately for young James however, his father wanted him to enroll in Princeton University, forcing him to abandon becoming a pilot. However, as they say, as one door closes, another one opens, and James would experience this firsthand when he realized how much he enjoyed the drama and music clubs. The rest is history.