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Jimmy Stewart: What Compelled Him to Leave Hollywood
May 16, 2026 Jimmy Stewart: What Compelled Him to Leave Hollywood BY JEFF MINICK
In October 1940, having received his draft notice, Jimmy Stewart decided to leave the glitter of Hollywood behind and enlist in the Army. After being declared underweight, which would have exempted him from service, the actor passed a second weigh-in and entered the Army months before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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