For almost seventy years, people the world over have fallen in love with Frank Capra's classic Christmas movie It's a Wonderful Life. But few of those fans know that Capra's film was based on a short story by Philip Van Doren Stern, which came to Stern in a dream one night. Unable at first to find a publisher for his evocative tale about a man named George Pratt who ponders suicide until he receives an opportunity to see what the world would be like without him, Stern published the story in a small pamphlet and sent it out as his 1943 Christmas card. One of those 200 cards found its way into the hands of Frank Capra, who shared it with Jimmy Stewart, and the film that resulted became the holiday tradition cherished today.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN-13
9780857523211
eBay Product ID (ePID)
208962734
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Greatest Gift
Author
Philip Van Doren Stern
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Books
Publication Year
2014
Number of Pages
64 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
186mm
Item Width
134mm
Item Weight
153g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Philip Van Doren Stern
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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