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It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas supernatural drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra. It is based on the short story and booklet "The Greatest Gift" self-published by Philip Van Doren Stern in 1943, which itself is loosely based on the 1843 Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol. [4]
Emily Shaffer. Born. Clarksburg, West Virginia. Alma mater. West Virginia University (Bachelor Fine Arts, Acting & Minor in Dance) Occupation (s) Actress, Narrator. Years active. 2011–present.
Clarence Odbody, also spelled Clarence Oddbody, (born May 1653) is a guardian angel character in Frank Capra 's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life, where he was portrayed by Henry Travers, and in the 1990 sequel, Clarence, where he was played by Robert Carradine. Odbody is loosely based on "a stranger" in Philip Van Doren Stern 's 1943 short story ...
Receiving mixed reviews, It's a Wonderful Life only made back $3.3 of its $3.7 million budget at first. It placed 26th in box office sales for all films released in 1947—right ahead of Miracle ...
Network. ABC. Release. December 11, 1977. (1977-12-11) It Happened One Christmas is a 1977 American made-for-television Christmas fantasy - comedy-drama film directed by Donald Wrye, starring Marlo Thomas, Wayne Rogers, Orson Welles, and Cloris Leachman. It originally premiered as The ABC Sunday Night Movie on December 11, 1977.
Rutgers University. Occupations. Author. editor. Civil War historian. Notable work. "The Greatest Gift". Philip Van Doren Stern (September 10, 1900 – July 31, 1984) was an American writer, editor, and Civil War historian whose story "The Greatest Gift", published in 1943, inspired the classic Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
Upon its release, It’s a Wonderful Life was nominated for five Oscars and has since been recognized as one of the best films ever made by the American Film Institute. Beyond the awards and ...
Brunetti was born Argentina Ferraù in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Italian parents; [3] her mother was the Sicilian actress Mimi Aguglia. [4] She began her show-business career at the age of three with a walk-on role in the opera Cavalleria rusticana and followed in the footsteps of her mother, performing supporting roles on stage throughout Europe and South America. [2]