Writer
Philip Van Doren Stern
Born 1900-09-10Died 1984-07-31aged 83
Philip Van Doren Stern (1900–1984) is best known for It's a Wonderful Life.
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).