![]() ![]() ![]() Despite not pursuing more lessons in piano, Stewart did pick up the accordion, which he brought to prep school with him. Though Stewart’s father discouraged his son from taking on piano lessons, music was still an integral part of Stewart’s life. The Stewart children would often come home to their mother playing the piano. ![]() As a boy, he would play with his friends and siblings outside the spacious hilltop. Stewart grew up in his family home atop “Vinegar Hill,” overlooking the downtown area of Indiana, Pennsylvania. Stewart was the oldest of three children, with two younger sisters named Virginia and Mary. ![]() His father owned a hardware store, while his mother taught piano lessons and played for the local Presbyterian church. James Maitland Stewart was born on May 20, 1908, in the coal-mining town of Indiana, Pennsylvania. In addition to appearing in numerous iconic roles and cementing his place in cinematic stardom, both his on-screen personas and character off-screen were admirable. Typically portraying characters who embrace their values no matter what hardships they face, Stewart became a face for honesty to oneself and subtle resilience. Out of all the actors to emerge from Hollywood’s Golden Age, one stands apart as an Everyman: Jimmy Stewart. At times, I’ve stayed away several years at a stretch, but I somehow have never felt that I was very far from here … somehow I don’t feel that I have ever been away.” -James Stewart I’ve traveled to points in the world three times that distance. “I’ve settled down three thousand miles from Indiana. ![]()
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