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The Oscar Hidden in a Hardware Store
An Oscar sits on a shelf in a small-town hardware store: how did James Stewart end up keeping one in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and why did he give it away?
The Oscar Hidden in a Hardware Store
In this episode, we follow James Stewart’s life from an Indiana, Pennsylvania hardware store to Hollywood stardom and back again, tracing choices that kept redefining him outside the studio’s plans. What did Stewart’s private decisions - and a gold statuette on a shelf - reveal about who he refused to become?
Person: James Stewart
Location: Indiana, Pennsylvania
Date: 1940 (Academy Award year)
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