It might surprise you to learn that one of the most famous movie props ever made didn’t come from Hollywood at all. It came from right here in Oklahoma. Yep, the legendary leg lamp from A Christmas Story was born in the Sooner State, first imagined and built by an Okie.
So who’s the genius behind the “major award”? That would be Nolan James, born and raised in Chickasha. He taught at the University of Oklahoma’s School of Visual Arts and, long before the movie ever existed, he built a lamp out of mannequin legs and a shade that sat proudly in his office.
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