Book excerpt: "Frank Capra: A Life" by Sam Wasson
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Returning to movie screens after his service in World War II, Jimmy Stewart was nervous about appearing in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" – a film now acknowledged as one of his very best.
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Book excerpt: "Frank Capra: A Life" by Sam Wasson
Returning to movie screens after his service in World War II, Jimmy Stewart was nervous about appearing in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" – a film now acknowledged as one of his very best.
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