New Jimmy Stewart Interview

The Jimmy Stewart Museum has recently come into possession of a new and very unique interview tape. It was recorded on July 11, 1979, shortly after the death of one of Mr. Stewart’s friends, John Wayne. The interview was conducted at the Stewart’s home in Beverly Hills by “Pete” Martin, a long-time writer for The…

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The Western Radio Collection Vol. 1

This 6-CD set was issued in 2016 by YourRadioShows.com. It features six western programs presented on the Lux Radio Theatre. The Stewart show included is Destry Rides Again, which first aired on November 5, 1945. Others on the set are: My Darling Clementine (April 28, 1947), starring Henry Fonda; Rawhide (March 22, 1955), starring Donna…

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This is Jimmy Stewart…Please Leave a Message After the Tone

No, Jimmy Stewart did not make a phone answering machine outgoing message! But, Rich Little did and he could sound as much like Stewart as anyone. Little’s cassette tape with ten different messages was issued by Radio Shack (43-419). Actually, Stewart’s impersonation was heard twice on the tape. The first time was at the beginning…

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The Shootist – Radio Spots

John Wayne, the star of The Shootist, specifically asked that Jimmy Stewart, Lauren Bacall, Richard Boone and John Carradine be included in the cast. Stewart and Wayne had last worked together in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. As an inside joke, when Wayne’s The Shootist character, J.B. Brooks, arrives at the office of Dr…

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