Jimmy Stewart stamp will be unveiled in Pa.

Jimmy Stewart stamp
will be unveiled in Pa.

INDIANA, Pa. — A stamp honoring Jimmy Stewart will be released Friday by the U.S. Postal Service at ceremonies in Indiana, Pa., and Hollywood, Calif. The photo on the stamp is based on a portrait of Stewart as he appeared in a publicity photo for 1949’s “The Stratton Story.” Stewart, who died in 1997, starred in more than 80 movies including “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “Rear Window” and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.” He won an Oscar in 1941 for “The Philadelphia Story.” The Pennsylvania ceremony will be held at the Jimmy Stewart Museum in Indiana, the actor’s hometown.

Today’s birthdays

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Russell Baker is 82. Singer Buddy Greco is 81. Actress Alice Ghostley is 81. Singer Dash Crofts is 67. Rock singer David Crosby is 66. Country singer Connie Smith is 66. Former jockey Robyn Smith Astaire is 63. Comedian-actor Steve Martin is 62. Actress Susan Saint James is 61. Singer-musician Larry Graham is 61. Actor Antonio Fargas is 61. Author Danielle Steel is 60. “Far Side” cartoonist Gary Larson is 57. Rock singer-musician Terry Adams (NRBQ) is 57. Actress Jackee Harry is 51. Actress Marcia Gay Harden is 48. Former basketball player Earvin “Magic” Johnson is 48. Singer Sarah Brightman is 47. Actress Susan Olsen is 46. Rock musician Keith Howland (Chicago) is 43. Actress Emmanuelle Beart is 42. Actress Halle Berry is 41. Actress Catherine Bell is 39. Rock musician Kevin Cadogan is 37. Actor Scott Michael Campbell is 36. Actress Lalanya Masters is 35. Actress Mila Kunis is 24.