One more reason to love Jimmy Stewart: The DesNews looks at some Hollywood-Utah connections from Robert Redford to Fay Wray (my grandma’s cousin, thank you very much).

But I was most interested that the connection with the Church and Jimmy Stewart went beyond just Mr. Krueger’s Christmas.

James Maitland Stewart, better known as Jimmy Stewart, had close associations with Utah, visiting the state several times and starring in a 1980 TV film that has become a Christmas treat for many, “Mr. Krueger’s Christmas,” produced for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Years later he told a Deseret News reporter the film allowed him to fulfill a lifelong dream, conducting the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

In 1985, the star of “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” “Harvey,” “Vertigo,” “Rear Window” and a slew of other productions, donated his papers and memorabilia to Brigham Young University. Covering half a century of his work, this treasure included prints of 25 films.