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Jimmy Stewart’s daughter reveals hidden struggles behind ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’: ‘He never talked about the war’
November 11, 2026

Jimmy Stewart’s daughter reveals hidden struggles behind ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’: ‘He never talked about the war’


For decades, Kelly Stewart Harcourt knew her father, legendary Hollywood actor James Stewart, as a devoted family man whose integrity and faith defined his life. But after his death, the discovery of a wartime diary revealed a side of the “It’s a Wonderful Life” actor that even his own daughters had never fully understood.

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