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Article: Million dollar apple pie; Profile: Martha Stewart
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 12, 1997
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CopyrightCopyright 1997 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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It's hard to say exactly when Martha Stewart became an American
icon. But today, in the United States, her name is as well known as
Hillary Clinton's, and now the British are discovering her, too.
Stewart is the hearth-goddess of the American home: a Delia
Smith for the age of Madonna, but one whose taste-obsessed realm
extends beyond the kitchen to embrace all aspects of "personal
lifestyle" - from cooking and gardening to party-giving and home
decorating. Stewart has been voted one of America's 20 most
influential people by Time magazine. "It's a good thing" - a phrase
Stewart used in a 1994 American Express commercial - is a household
saying.
Her business empire, Martha Stewart Living ...