Fun fact: Jimmy Stewart enlisted in the Air Corps, became a bomber pilot, served in the reserves after the war, and eventually got promoted to General.

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Anonymous wrote:Sorry, OP. The previous replies are simply dumb and useless. Yes, he died in 1997, but some of us were alive as adults before then...

I met him through a mutual acquaintance over dinner in the late 1980s. I found him to be charming, inquisitive, and pleasant to talk with.

He was a supporter the House Un-American Activities, but okay, he was pleasant to you.

That makes me like him even more.

There were commies in the US government and society, and they needed rooting out. They were (and are) as bad as the Nazis.

Anonymous wrote:Let's add Bing Crosby to the discussion. He died in 1977. (He was a racist POS and a wife abuser. He abandoned his older kids too).

MLK was a womanizer who regularly cheated on his wife but we have a holiday for him.

I live in LA and just yesterday at the hair salon the older woman sitting next to me told me that she grew up living across the street from Jimmy Stewart ( and next door to Lucille Ball). She told me he was so kind to her and would help her walk her dog when he walked his two Golden Retrievers.

He was apparently a nice man.

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Anonymous wrote:Don't be mean to OP. She just doesn't know proper English usage. The present perfect tense she used implies ongoing possibility. What she should have asked is "Did anyone ever meet Jimmy Stewart?" which makes it clear that meeting him is no longer possible.

OP’s wording was perfectly fine. DCUM just brings out the cranks.

I didn’t know Stewart supported the House Commie Hunt Committee. Ugh.

Yeah, that's disappointing. So is the Bing Crosby stuff.

Anonymous wrote:Don't be mean to OP. She just doesn't know proper English usage. The present perfect tense she used implies ongoing possibility. What she should have asked is "Did anyone ever meet Jimmy Stewart?" which makes it clear that meeting him is no longer possible.

OP’s wording was perfectly fine. DCUM just brings out the cranks.

I didn’t know Stewart supported the House Commie Hunt Committee. Ugh.

Don't be mean to OP. She just doesn't know proper English usage. The present perfect tense she used implies ongoing possibility. What she should have asked is "Did anyone ever meet Jimmy Stewart?" which makes it clear that meeting him is no longer possible.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, OP. The previous replies are simply dumb and useless. Yes, he died in 1997, but some of us were alive as adults before then...

I met him through a mutual acquaintance over dinner in the late 1980s. I found him to be charming, inquisitive, and pleasant to talk with.

He was a supporter the House Un-American Activities, but okay, he was pleasant to you.

What does Bing Crosby have to do with the discussion?

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, OP. The previous replies are simply dumb and useless. Yes, he died in 1997, but some of us were alive as adults before then...

I met him through a mutual acquaintance over dinner in the late 1980s. I found him to be charming, inquisitive, and pleasant to talk with.

He was a supporter the House Un-American Activities, but okay, he was pleasant to you.

Anonymous wrote:Let's add Bing Crosby to the discussion. He died in 1977. (He was a racist POS and a wife abuser. He abandoned his older kids too).

Uh, feel better now, DP?

Sorry, OP. The previous replies are simply dumb and useless. Yes, he died in 1997, but some of us were alive as adults before then...

I met him through a mutual acquaintance over dinner in the late 1980s. I found him to be charming, inquisitive, and pleasant to talk with.

Let's add Bing Crosby to the discussion. He died in 1977. (He was a racist POS and a wife abuser. He abandoned his older kids too).

He's dead, OP.

Do you mean the wonderful actor who dies in 1997?

I love him and his aw shucks style.