Jimmy Hawkins from IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE

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Jimmy Hawkins played Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed’s son, Tommy Bailey, in the classic Frank Capra film It’s a Wonderful Life, as well as appearing in over forty movies and more than three hundred TV shows. Along with his many other credits as producer, he produced the all-star television special for PBS based on the Lux Radio Theater’s version of It’s a Wonderful Life in celebration of its fiftieth anniversary.

Jimmy is the author of five popular It’s a Wonderful Life books and served on the advisory boards of the Jimmy Stewart Museum, the Donna Reed Foundation, and the Seneca Falls It’s A Wonderful Life Museum.

JIMMY HAWKINS INTERVIEW ABOUT HIS NEWEST BOOK

In this special book, Jimmy Hawkins helps us focus on the true meaning behind the classic holiday movie. It’s not just the message or its many famous lines but rather the motivation behind the creation of the film and director Frank Capra’s unrelenting vision for what it should be.

Gary asks about his relationship with Jimmy Stewart and director Frank Capra. Along the way, Jimmy reveals what Mr Stewart felt about colorization;  How the famous swimming pool scene was created and much more!

 

RADIO EDIT  4 MINUTE INTERVIEW

COMPLETE INTERVIEW – 10 MINUTES