Ebook {Epub PDF} The Greatest Gift: A Christmas Tale by Philip Van Doren Stern

 · While people the world over have fallen in love with Frank Capra’s classic Christmas movie It’s a Wonderful Life, few fans know that the film was based on a short story by Philip Van Doren Stern. Unable to find a publisher for his evocative tale about a man who ponders suicide until he sees what the world would be like without him, Stern ultimately published the story in a small pamphlet and Brand: Simon Schuster.  · Work Description. It was a fluke for Van Doren Stern that the director came into possession of his little volume for free donated for Christmas to the acquaintances, because, on the wake of many good writers, no one appreciated much the value of the writing to publish it. And as always, who doesn’t publish writes the major value tests.5/5(1). The Greatest Gift: The Original Story That Inspired the Christmas Classic It's a Wonderful Life. Stern, Philip Van Doren. Published by Avery, ISBN ISBN

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The Greatest Gift: The Original Story That Inspired the Christmas Classic It's a Wonderful Life by Stern, Philip Van Doren and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at www.doorway.ru The idea for The Greatest Gift—which became the basis for the movie, It's a Wonderful Life, came to author, Philip Van Doren Stern, on a Saturday morning in when he was shaving. The story came from a dream he had during the night—complete from start to finish, which is a most unusual occurrence in the writing world. Philip Van Doren Stern was an American author, editor, and Civil War historian whose story "The Greatest Gift," published in , inspired the classic Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life (). Philip Van Doren Stern was born in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania into a family of humble means.