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Philip Van Doren Stern

(1900–1984) Historian

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Philip Van Doren Stern was a historian.

Quick Facts About Philip Van Doren Stern

Born: September 10, 1900
Died: July 31, 1984
Profession: Historian

About Philip Van Doren Stern

[Wikidata] American writer and historian (1900–1984)... | [Wikipedia] Philip Van Doren Stern 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).

Quotes by Philip Van Doren Stern

“I understand right enough,” the stranger said slowly. “I just wanted to make sure you did. You had the greatest gift of…

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Greatest gift

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“He described the theme in this way: “It’s a Wonderful Life sums up my philosophy of film making. First, to exalt the…

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Greatest gift

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“Jimmy Stewart wrote to my father on December 31, 1946, “More important than anything, thank you for giving us that idea, which…

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Long time

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“In the early summer of 1846 he moved his family to a cottage in Fordham, which was then far out in the…

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Family

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“I want to live again. I want to live again. I want to live again. Please God, let me live again.”

Philip Van Doren Stern

God

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“My father, Philip Van Doren Stern, was shaving on Saturday morning, February 12, 1938, while he explored the idea for the story…

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Greatest gift

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“By this time, I had become fond of the story that nobody wanted. I revised it again and had 200 twenty-four-page pamphlets…

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Christmas

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“Wouldn’t do what?” George asked sullenly. “What you were thinking of doing.” “How do you know what I was thinking?” “Oh, we…

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Business

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