Philip Van Doren Stern

Philip Van Doren Stern
Born(1900-09-10)September 10, 1900
Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, US
DiedJuly 31, 1984(1984-07-31) (aged 83)
Sarasota, Florida, US
Alma materRutgers University
Occupations
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).

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