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Bedford Falls (It's a Wonderful Life)

Index Bedford Falls (It's a Wonderful Life)

Bedford Falls (or Pottersville) is the fictional town in which Philip Van Doren Stern's 1943 short story "The Greatest Gift" and RKO Pictures' 1946 film adaptation, It's a Wonderful Life, are set. [1]

45 relations: Academy Awards, Address (geography), Architect, Argentina Brunetti, Art director, Bedford Hills, New York, Beulah Bondi, Beverly Hills High School, Birgham, Buffalo, New York, Cimarron (1931 film), Clarence Odbody, Culver City, California, Daily Mail, Donna Reed, Elmira, New York, Encino, Los Angeles, Fictional city, Frank Capra, George Bailey (It's a Wonderful Life), Guardian angel, Haunted house, It's a Wonderful Life, James Stewart, La Cañada Flintridge, California, List of sovereign states, Mary Hatch, Max Rée, Mill town, Movie ranch, Mr. Potter, New York (state), Philip Van Doren Stern, Potter's field, RKO Pictures, Rochester, New York, Samuel S. Hinds, Seneca Falls, New York, Suicide, The Greatest Gift, Thomas Mitchell (actor), Todd Karns, U.S. state, Westchester County, New York, William Edmunds (actor).

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, are a set of 24 awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry, given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy's voting membership.

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Address (geography)

An address is a collection of information, presented in a mostly fixed format, used to give the location of a building, apartment, or other structure or a plot of land, generally using political boundaries and street names as references, along with other identifiers such as house or apartment numbers.

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Architect

An architect is a person who plans, designs, and reviews the construction of buildings.

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Argentina Brunetti

Argentina Brunetti (August 31, 1907 – December 20, 2005) was an Argentine stage and film actress and writer.

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Art director

Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games.

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Bedford Hills, New York

Bedford Hills is a hamlet in the Town of Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States.

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Beulah Bondi

Beulah Bondi (May 3, 1889 – January 11, 1981)According to the State of California.

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Beverly Hills High School

Beverly Hills High School (usually abbreviated as "Beverly" or as "BHHS") is the only major public high school in Beverly Hills, California.

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Birgham

Birgham is a village in Berwickshire, parish of Eccles in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, near Coldstream and the River Tweed, on the A698.

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Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second largest city in the state of New York and the 81st most populous city in the United States.

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Cimarron (1931 film)

Cimarron is a 1931 Pre-Code Western film directed by Wesley Ruggles, starring Richard Dix and Irene Dunne, and featuring Estelle Taylor and Roscoe Ates.

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Clarence Odbody

Clarence Odbody (born May 1653) is a fictional angel in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life, where he was portrayed by Henry Travers, and in the 1990 sequel, Clarence, where he was played by Robert Carradine.

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Culver City, California

Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California.

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Daily Mail

The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-marketPeter Wilby, New Statesman, 19 December 2013 (online version: 2 January 2014) tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust and published in London.

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Donna Reed

Donna Reed (born Donna Belle Mullenger; January 27, 1921 – January 14, 1986) was an American film and television actress and producer.

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Elmira, New York

Elmira is a city in Chemung County, New York, United States.

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Encino, Los Angeles

Encino is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Fictional city

A fictional city refers to a town, city or village that is invented for fictional stories and does not exist in real life, or which people believe to exist without definitive proof, such as Plato's account of Atlantis.

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Frank Capra

Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897September 3, 1991) was a Sicilian American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s.

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George Bailey (It's a Wonderful Life)

George Bailey is a fictional character and the protagonist in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.

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Guardian angel

A guardian angel is an angel that is assigned to protect and guide a particular person, group, kingdom, or country.

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Haunted house

A haunted house or ghosthouse is a house or other building often perceived as being inhabited by disembodied spirits of the deceased who may have been former residents or were familiar with the property.

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It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy comedy-drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra, based on the short story and booklet The Greatest Gift, which Philip Van Doren Stern wrote in 1939 and published privately in 1945.

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James Stewart

James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908July 2, 1997) was an American actor and military officer who is among the most honored and popular stars in film history.

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La Cañada Flintridge, California

La Cañada Flintridge is a city in Los Angeles County, California, with a population of 20,246 in 2010.

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List of sovereign states

This list of sovereign states provides an overview of sovereign states around the world, with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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Mary Hatch

Mary Hatch Bailey is a fictional character in Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life.

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Max Rée

Max Rée (7 October 1889 – 7 March 1953) was a Danish costume designer and art director.

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Mill town

A mill town, also known as factory town or mill village, is typically a settlement that developed around one or more mills or factories, usually cotton mills or factories producing textiles.

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Movie ranch

A movie ranch is a ranch that is at least partially dedicated for the creation and production of motion pictures and television productions.

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Mr. Potter

Henry F. Potter (commonly referred to as "Mr. Potter" or just "Potter") is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the 1946 Frank Capra film It's a Wonderful Life.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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Philip Van Doren Stern

Philip Van Doren Stern (September 10, 1900 – 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).

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Potter's field

A potter's field, paupers' grave or common grave is an American expression for a place for the burial of unknown or indigent people.

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RKO Pictures

RKO Pictures was an American film production and distribution company.

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Rochester, New York

Rochester is a city on the southern shore of Lake Ontario in western New York.

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Samuel S. Hinds

Samuel Southey Hinds (April 4, 1875 – October 13, 1948) was an American actor and former lawyer.

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Seneca Falls, New York

Seneca Falls is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States.

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Suicide

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death.

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The Greatest Gift

The Greatest Gift is a 1943 short story written by Philip Van Doren Stern which became the basis for the film It's a Wonderful Life (1946).

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Thomas Mitchell (actor)

Thomas John Mitchell (July 11, 1892 – December 17, 1962) was an American actor.

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Todd Karns

Roscoe Todd Karns (January 15, 1921 – February 5, 2000) was an American actor perhaps best remembered for playing Harry Bailey, the younger brother of George Bailey in the Christmas classic film It's a Wonderful Life.

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U.S. state

A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.

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Westchester County, New York

Westchester County is a county in the U.S. state of New York.

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William Edmunds (actor)

William Edmunds (July 15, 1886 – December 7, 1981) was an Italian stage and screen character actor, typically playing roles with heavy accents (generally Italian, Spanish, and French), most notable as Mr.

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Bedford Falls (Ranch), Bedford Falls (town).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford_Falls_(It's_a_Wonderful_Life)

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