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1943 (written) 1944 (published) Pages. 48 pp. " The Greatest Gift " is a 1943 short story written by Philip Van Doren Stern, loosely based on the Charles Dickens 1843 novella A Christmas Carol, which became the basis for the film It's a Wonderful Life (1946). It was self-published as a booklet in 1943 and published as a book in 1944.
The Greatest Gift (film) The Greatest Gift. (film) The Greatest Gift is an NBC television movie which premiered on November 4, 1974. Directed by Boris Sagal and starring Glenn Ford, Julie Harris, and Lance Kerwin, the film served as the pilot for the 1975 television series The Family Holvak.
The Ultimate Gift. The Ultimate Gift is a 2006 American drama film directed by Michael O. Sajbel from a screenplay written by Cheryl McKay, which is based on the best selling novel by Jim Stovall, who cameos in the film. It stars Drew Fuller, Bill Cobbs, Lee Meriwether, Ali Hillis, Abigail Breslin, Brian Dennehy, and James Garner in his final ...
Following the special, a video excerpt of the "Christmas Without You" performance was serviced to television stations. [3] Three singles were issued simultaneously in November 1984: "The Greatest Gift of All" (a duet), "Medley: Winter Wonderland/Sleigh Ride" (a Dolly Parton solo), and "The Christmas Song" (a Kenny Rogers solo).
Rutgers University. Occupations. Author. editor. Civil War historian. Notable work. "The Greatest Gift". Philip Van Doren Stern (September 10, 1900 – July 31, 1984) was an American writer, editor, and Civil War historian whose story "The Greatest Gift", published in 1943, inspired the classic Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
Glenn Ford. Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006), known as Glenn Ford, was a Canadian-American actor. He was most prominent during Hollywood's Golden Age as one of the biggest box-office draws of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, who had a career that lasted more than 50 years. Ford often portrayed ordinary men in unusual ...
Box office. $462 million [3] The Greatest Showman is a 2017 American biographical musical drama film directed by Michael Gracey (in his directorial debut) and produced by Laurence Mark, Peter Chernin, and Jenno Topping, from a screenplay written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon, and based on a story conceived by Bicks.
Grant went on to make another Christmas movie staple, The Bishop's Wife. [N 3] [20] RKO studio chief Charles Koerner urged Frank Capra to read "The Greatest Gift". Capra's new production company, Liberty Films, had a nine-film distribution agreement with RKO. Capra immediately saw its potential, and wanted it for his first Hollywood film after ...