JPIt started as a short storyPhilip Van Doren Stern sent a short story, The Greatest Gift, to 200 of his friends as a Christmas card. We know it as It's a Wonderful Life
JPIt started as a short storyIt began as a 21-page short story, "The Greatest Gift." Today we know it as the Christmas television staple, "It's a Wonderful Life."
JPDonna's Christmas filmIt's a Wonderful Life, starring Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart, premiered in New York City on December 20, 1946.
