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TELEVISION VIEWING AROUND THIS TIME IN 1962
CHRISTMAS FILM RELEASED ON THIS DAY IN 1946
It’s a Wonderful Life is considered to be one of the greatest films
of all time and among the best Christmas films. It was nominated
for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and has been recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 best American films ever made.
It was No. 11 on the American Film Institute‘s 1998 greatest movie
list, No. 20 on its 2007 greatest movie list, and No. 1 on its list of
the most inspirational American films of all time.
Capra revealed that it was his favorite among the films he directed
and that he screened it for his family every Christmas season. It
was one of Stewart’s favorite films.
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Frank Russell Capra (1897 – 1991)
It’s a Wonderful Life Cast Photo.
“THE KING” MADE HISTORY ON THIS DAY
On December 20, 1957, while spending the Christmas holidays
at Graceland, his newly purchased Tennessee mansion, rock-
and-roll star Elvis Presley received his draft notice for the U.S.
Army.
Graceland was Elvis’s home base.
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