Philip Van Doren Stern
Writer
Wyalusing, Pennsylvania, USA
Philip Van Doren Stern (September 10, 1900 in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania – July 31, 1984) was an American author, editor, and Civil War historian whose story The Greatest Gift, published in 1943, inspired the classic Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
Philip Van Doren Stern (September 10, 1900 in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania – July 31, 1984) was an American author, editor, and Civil War historian whose story The Greatest Gift, published in 1943, inspired the classic Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life (1946).