The greatest gift
Stern, Philip Van Doren, 1900-19842014
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For almost seventy years, people the world over have fallen in love with Frank Capra's classic Christmas film 'It's a Wonderful Life'. But few of those fans know that Capra's film was inspired by a short story by author Philip Van Doren Stern, which came to Stern in a dream one night. Unable at first to find a publisher for his heart-warming tale of a man named George Pratt who ponders suicide until he receives an opportunity to see what the world would be like without him, Stern ultimately published the story in a small pamphlet and sent it out as his Christmas card for 1943.
Main title:
The greatest gift / Philip Van Doren Stern.
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Imprint:
London : Doubleday, 2014.
Collation:
64 pages
ISBN:
9780857523211 (hbk)9781473525627 (ePub ebook)085752321X
Dewey class:
813.5'4
Local class:
F
Language:
English
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BRN:
902060
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