James Stewart
What do you know about James Stewart? Try this Western Stars Quick
Quiz. You'll find the answers at the bottom of the page.
1. What university did James Stewart attend?
- Princeton University
- University of Pennsylvania
- Harvard University
2. Who was NOT a roommate while working on Broadway in
New York City?
- Henry Fonda
- Joshua Logan
- Humphrey Bogart
3. What was Stewarts first western film?
- Destry Rides Again
- The Naked Spur
- How the West Was Won
4. During World War II, Stewart served with what military unit?
- United States Army Air Force
- United States Coast Guard
- United States Marines
5. In what western film did Stewart play Lin
McAdam. He ends up
killing his brother Mathew.
- The Way of the West
- The Man from Denver
- Winchester ‘73
6. The twist-ending The Man from Laramie (with John Wayne), is a
classic "psychological" western, with Stewart featured as an
Eastern attorney who goes against his nonviolent principles when he is
forced to confront a psychopathic outlaw (played by Lee Marvin) in a
small frontier town.
7. What Western film follows Martha Price's (O'Hara) quest to fulfill
her deceased husband's dream of introducing Hereford cattle to the
American West.
- The Age of Cattle
- Bull Durham
- The Rare Breed
8. Stewart had a major role in John Wayne's final film,
The Shootist
(1976) where Stewart played a doctor giving Wayne's gunfighter a
terminal cancer diagnosis.
9. In the Western Cheyenne Autumn, Stewart played ____ _____. (Fill
in the blanks)
- Crazy Horse
- George Armstrong Custer
- Wyatt Earp
10. Stewart died at his home in Beverly Hills, of cardiac arrest and
a pulmonary embolism following a long illness from respiratory problems.
He had also suffered from Alzheimer's disease.
Where
is James Stewart buried?
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