AW SHUCKS...

JAMES Stewart died in 1997, but his many fans will be remembering the star today on this, the centenary of his birth in Indiana on May 20, 1908.

With his CV including everything from Vertigo (1958) and Rear Window (1954) to It's A Wonderful Life (1946) and Mr Smith Goes To Washington (1939) there'll be many actors in Hollywood who wish they could but do half as well.

Though nominated five times for best actor at the Oscars between 1940-60, he only one once - in 1941 for The Philadelphia Story (1940).

And yet, on top of all that success, this shy star also rose to have the highest military rank of any working actor in history.

What a star. What a man.

What a birthday it would have been...