Jimmy Stewart Treasures Old Hat

[RBH]

 

[scottyrocks]

Thanks! I saved this because I'll need to enlarge it to read it.

 

[rlk]

Thanks, Rusty.

There's a Western Hat he used in most of his movies too if we can find some info. It was in a TV Bio with Johnny Carson.

Some good views in this movie trailer: http://www.spike.com/video/far-country/2684373

 

[zetwal]

Interesting ...

 

[Simon82]

Thanks so much, RBH! I'm a huge Jimmy fan, so finding "new" news I haven't seen is a treasure indeed. Wonder if it's the same hat he wore in some of his first films?

 

[Tomasso]

Great story,thanks! I wish my old man's hats had fit me....

 

[danofarlington]

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I'll tell you a little story apropos of the article. They are talking about Jimmy Stewart in the play (and later movie) "Harvey," about a man who thinks he is accompanied by a six-foot rabbit wherever he goes. A marvelous story actually. It was written by Mary Chase of Denver. While working odd jobs in supporting myself at the University of Denver about 30 years ago, I did some light tasks for an old lady in a modest neighborhood in Denver. She lived right next door to Mary Chase. I said, "Mary Chase! You mean the author of "Harvey?" Yes, same one. So we called on her. She was a short woman with a beehive hairdo, a former Rocky Mountain Post reporter. We talked briefly of "Harvey." She said, "I never liked Jimmy Stewart in that part."

 

[DanielJones]

Question is, where is that beloved hand me down hat now? I would presume in a museum, but which one?

Cheers!

Dan

 

[RBH]

Thanks, Rusty.

There's a Western Hat he used in most of his movies too if we can find some info. It was in a TV Bio with Johnny Carson.

Some good views in this movie trailer: http://www.spike.com/video/far-country/2684373

Robert, here is a start to maybe finding out some info. From 2005.

 

[Tomasso]

Question is, where is that beloved hand me down hat now? I would presume in a museum, but which one?

Probably here, where it came from.

 

[RBH]

Robert, I emailed the museum. Lets see if I can get a response.

 

[carouselvic]

http://www.jimmy.org/files/17.jpg

 

[DanielJones]

Probably here, where it came from.

Very cool! Good to know. Thanks!:eusa_clap

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Benny Holiday]

I find this story really touching. Time seems to be going by so fast and everything is changing so quickly.
It's nice to think that something remained constant for so long - Mr Stewart's relationship with that hat
and what it meant to him.

 

[Blackthorn]

What a fun thread!

 

[ScionPI2005]

Thanks so much for posting this! A very nice article. Jimmy Stewart is probably one of my favorite actors in his time.

 

[rlk]

Great Job hunting Rusty!! Thanks!!

 

[monbla256]

Here's Jimmy in a different hat than we usually saw him in.

 

[Michael Carter]

Thanks for posting all of the articles. Jimmy is one of my favorite period actors.

 

[JAVIER]

Just finished Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, now I know why his hat did not have a liner in all the great hat shots/ scenes... (Man was that scene when he is flustered by the young lady, a great hat scene) I searched and searched and no sing or label.
Jimmy is the best!!!