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Philip Van Doren Stern
American writer and historian (1900-1984) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 83
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).
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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1984 · aged 83
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