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It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) is an American drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra and loosely based on the short story "The Greatest Gift" written by Philip Van Doren Stern.
The film takes place in the fictional town of Bedford Falls shortly after World War II and stars James Stewart as...
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Frank Capra
Frank Russell Capra (May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an American film director and a creative force behind a number of films of the 1930s and 1940s, including It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Lost Horizon (1937),...
Date of birth:
- May 18, 1897
Date of death:
- Sep 3, 1991 (age 94 years)
Albert Hackett
Albert Maurice Hackett (16 February 1900 – 16 March 1995) was an American dramatist and screenwriter most noted for his collaborations with his partner and wife Frances Goodrich.
Hackett was born to actors Arthur V. Johnson and Florence Hackett in...
Date of birth:
- Feb 16, 1900
Date of death:
- Mar 16, 1995 (age 95 years)
Jo Swerling
Jo Swerling (April 8, 1897 - October 23, 1964) was an American theatre writer and lyricist and a screenwriter.
Born in Bardichov, Russia, Swerling was a refugee of the Czarist regime who grew up on New York City's lower East Side, where he sold...
Date of birth:
- Apr 8, 1897
Date of death:
- Oct 23, 1964 (age 67 years)
Philip Van Doren Stern
Philip Van Doren Stern (September 10, 1900 – January 29, 1984) was an author, editor, and Civil War historian whose story "The Greatest Gift," published in 1943, inspired the classic film It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
Philip Van Doren Stern was born...
Date of birth:
- Sep 10, 1900
Date of death:
- Jan 29, 1984 (age 83 years)
