Jimmy Hawkins

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James F. Hawkins is an American former actor, producer and writer. He is best-known for his TV roles in shows like Annie Oakley, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Leave It to Beaver, Petticoat Junction, and The Donna Reed Show; and as Tommy Bailey, son of George Bailey in the 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.

Personal life[edit]

Hawkins is the author of five books about the film It's A Wonderful Life, served on The Jimmy Stewart Museum Advisory Board, and for 20 years served on the Board of Directors of the Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts.[1] In celebration of the Frank Capra film, Hawkins and other cast members appear annually at the It's A Wonderful Life Festival in Seneca Falls, New York, the town thought to be the inspiration for the movie's setting of Bedford Falls.[2]

Filmography (selection)[edit]

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  2. ^ "2019 Festival Schedule of Appearances". It's A Wonderful Life Museum. 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2020-09-04.

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