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The Christmas Card That Became One of the Most Famous Movies of All Time (2015x198)
Air date: Dec 21, 2015
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In this video:
It’s a Wonderful Life was based on a “Christmas Card” short story by Philip Van Doren Stern, which was originally sent out to around 200 of Stern’s friends and family in December of 1943.
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Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Wonderful_Life
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038650/trivia
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/06/the-%20%20real-life-george-bailey-who-founded-bank-of-italy-%20%20which-became-bank-of-america/
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/10/jimmy%20%20-stewart-was-a-two-star-general-in-the-u-s-military/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_Gift_%20%20%28story%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Van_Doren_Stern
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Its_A_Wonderful_Life_Movie_Poster.jpg
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