Jimmy Stewart Reads A Touching Poem About His Dog Beau

    WARNING: This video is best watched while hugging your dog.

    Poem for Beau

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    On July 28, 1981, Jimmy Stewart, while on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, showed off one his lesser known talents by reading a poem that he had written about his dog, entitled "Beau". By the end of his reading, both Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon's eyes were welling with tears: