The Greatest American film and stage star

Born

May 20, 1908

Indiana, Pennsylvania

First stage appearance

Sep 1, 1928

playing the accordion in the Golden Dog

Broadway

Jan 1, 1932

Carrie Nation, other Broadway plays, Goodbye Again (1932), Spring in Autumn (1933), and All Good Americans (1933)

Graduation

Jun 4, 1932

He graduated from Princeton University in 1932

First Motion picture

May 1, 1934

Warner Brothers two-reel comedy, Art Trouble (1934).

Early Years in motion pictures

Jan 1, 1935

to 1939 this star appeared in 29 motion pictures

First Western

Mar 7, 1939

This star performed alongside Marlene Dietrich in this western

Oscar award

Oct 19, 1939

He won an oscar for his performance in this acclaimed film

Draft

Sep 16, 1940

This film stars draft number was 310 at the outbreak of war

Commission

Jan 4, 1942

He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the American Air Corp

Promotion

Nov 4, 1943

He was now a Captain and Operations Officer for the 703rd Squadron, 445th Bombardment Group of the Eight Air Force, he arrived in Tibenham, England

War end

Jun 4, 1945

At the end of the war he had risen to the rank of Colonel.

100 best American films ever made list

Aug 5, 1946

This film was considered a flop when it was released in 1946, but is number one on the American Film Institute list of the most inspirational American films of all time.
Can you name the film?

Marriage

Aug 9, 1949

This film star and war hero married Gloria Hatrick McLean

Children

May 7, 1951

fraternal twins Kelly & Judy were born

Mourning

Jul 2, 1997

At the age of 89 this great film star passed away