James Maitland "Jimmy" Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997)

Stewart won the Best Actor Academy Award for his role in the 1940 film,
“The Philadelphia Story”. He earned an Oscar nomination for his starring
role in the 1946 film, ”It’s A Wonderful Life”. Jimmy Stewart is also best
remembered for his performances in many of Alfred Hitchcock‘s films,
including: “Rear Window” (1954), “Vertigo” (1958), and “The Man Who
Knew Too Much” (1956). He also had a noted military career and was a
World War II and Vietnam War veteran, who rose to the rank of Brigadier
General in the United States Air Force Reserve.

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Camille Bohannon

Ellen Church (September 22, 1904 – August 22, 1965)

Church, a registered nurse and aspiring pilot, became the world’s first
stewardess to fly when she embarked on a Boeing 80A for a 20-hour
flight from Oakland/San Francisco to Chicago with 13 stops and 14 
passengers. According to one source, the pilot was another aviation
pioneer, Elrey Borge Jeppesen (below).

Camille Bohannon

Burt Freeman Bacharach is 87 years old today.

   
Sandy Kozel

George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985)