Jimmy Stewart: A Biography

I really liked learning about his life and how he got into pictures and although I really was interested in his military career this book does touch on it in several places but mostly concentrates on his relationships with other people/actors and on his different movies.

Let me begin by saying I am a huge Jimmy Stewart fan. I was most excited to read a biography about such a film legend. I just finished this book and was completely disappointed. I am wondering if Mr Eliot is even a Jimmy Stewart fan or just wanted to make a buck? As others have mentioned, there is little more than surface information on Jimmy Stewart. This book is not a biography, but a grade school report of the people and movies that surrounded Jimmy Stewart. There is a much better "biography" of Jimmy in the book, "Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilot" Though that book focuses mostly on his war years, there is better information about Jimmy's pre and postwar life in that book than there is in this one that claims to be a biography.Already mentioned, but echoed here- the grammar errors and rough text make it hard to read and follow. He is very hung-up on assumed infatuations and sexual innuendo relating to Oedipal fantasy and so on that it becomes a distraction more than it provides information, especially since there is no factual basis but conjecture on the authors part.I have a terrible habit of not being able to stop reading a book I begin-out of pride or some weird finish-what-I-begin personality, so I read this book cover to cover, however, I wanted to put it down after a few chapters. I agree with the couple of positives already mentioned by other reviewers, so I won't re-echo those, but overall this book was poor at best. The few morsels of interest scattered within did not make reading all the junk worthwhile by any means.If you want a book on Jimmy Stewart look elsewhere. If you want a book about everything that surrounded Jimmy Stewart and detailed summaries of movies he starred in, maybe this is your book of interest.

My mother in law loved it. She is still reading it.

With his lack of investigative work and presumptions laid bare, Eliot’s hinting of what he thinks Stewart’s sexuality may be makes for a disappointing read. This biographical work rests in the hallowed grounds of sensational magazines.

In depth interesting review of Jimmy Stewart's life. Enjoyable read.

Marc Eliot-Jimmy Stewart: A Biography (2006)It is hard to imagine anything more boring than this book; but it is fast reading, you get through in one big yawn!fbus65 - Marc Eliot-Jimmy Stewart: A Biography (2006) -Is the biographer jealous of the biographee? - 18/10/2012

Very well written

Interesting life of a quiet man dedicated to the joy of acting.

Appreciate it was second hand but such poor quality threw it away especially after it had said good condition when ordering it.

good read thanks

Excellent book and great condition

If you want an indepth biography then this is for you, Marc Elliot has done his homework, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Good