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- When he won his award for best actor in 1940, Jimmy sent the trophy to his father to place in his hardware store, where it remained for 25 years.

- Jimmy studied architecture at Princeton University.

- His step-son, Ronald, died while serving in the Vietnam War.

- More than 3,000 people attended Jimmy's funeral in 1997.

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