Director Frank Capra often said that this was his favorite of all his films. He doesn't see Harry at the party, but at his parents house. Irving Bacon, E.J. It's a Wonderful Life is not particularly complex, deep or stylistically marvelous. The Bailey Building & Loan went bust after someone made off with the money (Potter in the film), but it was $50,000, not $8000. Golden Age Of Hollywood. In the 1930s, Geer's lover was famous homosexual Harry Hay. Production began filming on the same day, and debuted a week after William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) which won each of the Oscars "It's a Wonderful Life" was nominated for. Grandma had a girlfriend Ellen Corby, who played strict, god-fearing Grandma Walton, was apparently a chain-smoking, cussing lesbian off the set. Frank Capra wasn't happy with his look and had the makeup team create a look based on the famous painting "American Gothic.". Main Street was 300 yards long--three whole city blocks. Byl to Caprv prvn snmek, natoen po druh svtov vlce, kterou trvil jako . Since then, the now-66-year-old has reprised his role as Jason in six reunion specials of "The Watsons," which aired in the 1980s and 90s. The Bedford Falls set made use of 20 transplanted oak trees, and for the winter scenes 3000 tons of shaved ice, 300 tons of gypsum, 300 tons of plaster and 6000 gallons of chemicals. It included 75 stores and buildings, a main street, a factory district and a large residential and slum area. I don't remember when they started saying it was a stroke, but it might have been the one you mentioned where Grandpa was not allowed in her hospital room. The fictional town of Bedford Falls in set in upstate New York (as noted on a telegram) and not in New England, as is often misstated. At the same time, she . When Mary throws her bouquet at the wedding reception it's caught by Violet, her childhood rival for George's affection and the least likely of women in Bedford Falls to get married. The actual location of the Bedford Falls Main Street ran east-west from what is now the east side of the 5900 block of Ostrom Avenue, Encino. Actor Will Geer played her husband in the series from 1972 until his death in 1978, at which time the character of Zebulon Walton was also buried. It covered four acres of RKO's Encino Ranch. In 1999, following several years of declining health, Corby died at age 87 at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. In 1969 Corby was trained by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh, India, to become a teacher of Transcendental Meditation. Joseph Walker was the original cinematographer, while Joseph F. Biroc was the assistant. The "Lux" version aired in March; the "Screen Guild" version aired December 29th. Her gradual climb into the acting world helped her cross paths with cinematographer Francis Corby, her future husband. According to IMDb, Corby often worked . She flirts with Young George (age 12), then he goes on the pill delivery mission by way of visiting his father for advice and then back to Gower's, who tells his customer the pills "should have been delivered more than an hour ago." Walker was released by Capra, the scene was shot and Biroc was promoted to Cinematographer. George runs into Clarence on the bridge. It is one of the locations that has stood the test of time and remains somewhat unchanged. . In real life, James Stewart majored in architecture at Princeton University. Sam Wainwirght tells Mary he had offered George to get in at the bottom of plastics, where he made his fortune. In two scenes set years later, he is briefly shown with a pipe (but not seen actually smoking it). Italian censorship visa #3923 was delivered on March 6, 1948. The pictures in the Granville house are all from George's brochures (but larger) that he threw away. Instead of George's daughter practicing the same song over and over again, it was the church choir. In fact, Barrymore had portrayed Scrooge in an annual Christmas radio broadcast since 1934 and was to have played that character in A Christmas Carol (1938), which instead starred Reginald Owen, because Barrymore was forced to withdraw due to arthritis. This film is in the Official Top 250 Narrative Feature Films on Letterboxd. Here's a great example of the care that Capra took with each frame. I also remember Ellen in an Andy Griffith show where she, Ellen, sold Barney a car. Thomas Mitchell was considered for Mr. Potter before being cast as Uncle Billy. She subsequently moved to Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1932, and worked as a chorus girl for a brief period. The original story passed through several hands, including Howard Hughes, who expressed an interest. This misconception was immortalized in an iconic drawing, "The Elephant Man meets the Buffalo Gal," made by humorist Gary Larson around 1980, where such a creature meets a similarly misrepresented manifestation of the title The Elephant Man (1980). Debby Harbour Cacovski. The writer of the short story it is based from, Philip Van Doren Stern, was unable to find a publisher. But the show itself would run for nine seasons along with a movie. He was one of the stars in the Our Gang 'Little Rascals' series. He was 76 years old. . Born in 1911, Ellen Corby, nee Hansen, enjoyed 87 successful years on earth before passing on. The husband and wife writing team of Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett found Frank Capra disagreeable and difficult to work with and were angered when they found he had rewritten their script. It included cues from Roy Webb, Leigh Harline and Alfred Newman's "Hallelujah" from The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939). FBI agents who had viewed the film determined it to be "Communist propaganda" as the story depicts the capitalist banker, Potter, as a villain. The movie character names are purely coincidental.". Luis Alberni, Fortunio Bonanova, Joseph Calleia, Chef Milani, Nestor Paiva, Frank Puglia and Robert G. Vignola were considered for Mr. Martini. According to . Ellen Corby was born Ellen Hansen on June 3, 1911, in Racine, Wisconsin. . When Stewart is handing out money to members of . Warner got the part of the pharmacist, Mr. Gower, was that he actually studied medicine before going into acting. George Bailey is a decent, well-liked person who's thrown . Jimmy is the "crow" that landed on the Scarecrow in 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939). Frank Capra: [Jimmy the Raven] this bird appeared in all Capra movies after 1938. That's because of the enlargement. George's mother is friendlier and lives in a nicer house. Will Geer and Ellen Corby as Grandpa and Grandma Walton from the television program The Waltons. Included among the American Film Institute's 2002 list of the Top 100 America's Greatest Love Story Movies. Born Ellen Hansen in Racine, Wisconsin, she grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and went to Hollywood in the early 1930s to start an acting career. Her career in Hollywood began in the 1930s and spanned though the 1990s. Janie asked her mother if now was the right time to play "Hark the Herald Angel Sing" in the final scene, according to the novelization. He kept fans glued to their TV screen and gossip columns for nine seasons before the series went off-air in 1981. While said to be the only film in history to originate from a greeting card, this is a misunderstanding. She said since he had no grandma and she had no grandkids, they decided to adopt one another. Filming began on April 15, 1946 and ended on July 27, 1946, exactly on schedule for the 90-day deadline. Judy Norton Discusses . When Potter is in his horse-drawn carriage at the start, it's the only scene where Potter's bodyguard isn't pushing him and someone else is driving him around instead. "Buffalo Gals" became the favorite. Potter and his bodyguard are always dressed the same. about how the cast found out about Corby's stroke and how the veteran actress' professionalism probably saved her life. Warner really was drunk during the scene in which Mr. Gower slaps young George. Capra himself was unable to find a job with his background, and like George Bailey, considered himself a failure for many years. Under director Frank Capra's watchful eye, Stewart filmed the scene in only one unrehearsed take, and it worked so well that part of the embrace was cut because it was too passionate to pass the censors. Fun fact; both the actors who played the grandparents on The Waltons (Will Geer and Ellen Corby) were gay in real life. Right before rolling the cameras, director Frank Capra told. The young man who opened the floor to the pool was Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer in an uncredited role. When Ellen Corby was cast as the Walton Grandmother in The Homecoming, she challenged Earl Hamner's preference for the tone of the character. One of the real-life locations, that was used in the movie was the Martini house. "Capra" means goat in Italian. The Martinis are based on director Frank Capra's own family, who emigrated from Sicily in 1903. As the camera rolled, she asked for $17.50 . She spent six decades of those . Ellen Corby, who won three Emmys for playing the strong grandmother on the hit 1970s series "The Waltons," has died at the age of 87. . Ellen Hansen was born on June 3, 1911 in Racine, Wisconsin, and later changed her name to Ellen Corby. I was not able to confirm this with Jim before he died, but shortly thereafter I spoke to Jon Stone, Sesame Street (1969)'s first producer and head writer and a man largely responsible for the show's format. George's friends have no idea who he is. Despite being set around Christmas, the film was filmed during a heat wave. However, the pair allegedly managed to keep their affair under wraps. 1. Ellen Hansen Corby was an American actress and screenwriter. Every December, the town holds a "Bedford Falls" celebration in honor of the film. 1946 129 min PG Kids & Family, Drama, Holiday, Comedy, Kids Feature Film 4K. (They can be heard when amplifying the volume, and are also explicitly depicted in the closed-captioning.) . Here's a few fun facts about one of TV's most beloved shows. The newspaper Bert the Cop is holding when George asks Ernie the cab driver for a ride, has the headline "Smith Wins Nomination," possibly referring to Frank Capra's and James Stewart's previous film, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). It made use of sets originally designed for Cimarron (1931) and it had a working bank and a tree-lined center parkway. Where has this wonderful,thread been all my life! Hence, her loss led her on a search for something to breach that gap. She had been married at one point, but it was mostly a convenient cover for the sake of her career and reputation. Charles Williams Cousin Eustace . . The matter was referred to the House Un-American Activities Committee in an attempt to ban the movie as subversive. Director Frank Capra wanted to record the sound live, so a new snow effect was developed using foamite (a fire-fighting chemical), soap, and water. Ellen Corby played Esther, the loving grandmother of the Walton family. Happy Birthday to Ellen Corby -- "Mrs. Davis" -- shown here with Jimmy Stewart in the run-on-the-bank scene from "It's a Wonderful Life." Best known as "Grandma Walton," she was born on June 3, 1911 and lived for 87 years. [citation needed]. It is located on 4587 Viro Road in La Canada Flintridge. This was the title of the 1944 story which inspired the film. In an interview, the "It's a Wonderful Life" star admitted her shared bond with the boy. Clarence's voice is heard in the opening scenes, but he doesn't appear in the flesh until the last 30 minutes of the film, and is on-screen for only 15 minutes. [6] She had been practicing the technique for several years before. Posthumously listed as one of Akira Kurosawa's 100 favorite films. In 1967, Dustin Hoffman is told that the future is in one word, "Plastics" in "The Graduate". In 1947 an FBI analyst submitted, without comment, an addition to a running memo on "Communist infiltration of the motion picture industry," recording the opinion of an industry source who said that the film's "obvious" attempt to discredit bankers "is a common trick used by Communists.". It could also have referred to Governor Al Smith's winning of the Democratic Party's Presidential nomination in 1928, which would fit with the time line of the film. This episode was "Barney First Car.". Donna Reed and Todd Karns appeared in MGM's "The Courtship of Andy Hardy" in 1942. This outcry would also lead to the creation of the Library of Congress' National Film Registry in 1989. "It's a Wonderful Life," in which she played a depositor who withdrew a small amount of money from the beleaguered Bailey Building and Loan; the original "Sabrina," in which she was Humphrey Bogart's secretary; "Hush . Surrounded by his ex-wife Herta Ware, their daughters Ellen and Kale, their son . Films made prior to this one used cornflakes painted white for the falling snow effect. The Main Street of Bedford Falls, including the Bailey Bros. Savings and Loan and the Bedford Falls Trust & Savings, was located on the RKO Encino Ranch, west of (but not on) the playing fields of what is now Balboa Park in Encino, California. When Corby had a stroke in 1976, she missed a season and a half of the TV show.The show depicted Grandma having aphasia due to . The lines occur at the end of the scene set in Peter Bailey's private office with Bailey and his son George, and Potter and his goon present. When George Bailey passes a movie theater towards the end of the movie, that film is being showcased. George hopes to go to college to "learn how to build things." It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Ellen Corby as Ms. Davis. The term "Potter's Field" is often used to refer to municipal cemeteries where paupers and unidentified bodies are interred. Just prior to the first actual take, Capra took Corby aside and told her to give Stewart an odd number, thinking it would be funnier. . 25 year-old Donna Reed plays Mary from the age of 18 to 35. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) as Ms. Davis (uncredited) Beat the Band (1947) as Gertrude's Mother . James Stewart was nervous about the phone kiss scene because it was his first onscreen kiss since his return to Hollywood after the war. Stewart told friends that he related a lot to the character of George Bailey, some of the scenes where George acted out in anger was considered "cathartic" for Stewart and his struggles with mental health. Off-the-screen, she played a real-life grandma to one of her cast members, Jon Walmsley. The copy of the "Bedford Falls Sentinel" that George shows to cab driver Ernie with the headline "President Decorates Harry Bailey" is undated. . OK, in the Christmas movie classic "It's a Wonderful Life," the cash carried and lost by Uncle Billy (Thomas Mitchell) is identified as $8,000. This was the first and last time that Frank Capra produced, financed, directed and co-wrote one of his films. "It's a Wonderful Life . May 3, 1919, the date of the telegram Mr. Gower received notifying him of his son's death, is a Saturday, however, someone has already flipped the wall calendar outside Peter Bailey's office to June. Ms. Corby, born Ellen Hansen, spent 12 years as a script assistant before turning to acting. The house they lived in was a wedding present from her father. H.B. Feeling an overly religious tone didn't have the emotional impact of family and friends coming to George's rescue, Capra had the closing scenes rewritten. There's a pivotal scene where George, totally overcome with despair, sits at the bar and prays to God to save him. Read Less. Harry drowned when he was 16 on the day he had his picture taken, because of a sudden cramp. This is why the shot looks so grainy compared with the rest of the film. The short story begins with George on the bridge thinking about suicide. David Newman conducts the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra from Dimitri Tiomkin's reconstructed score. Mar 31, 2017 - Another of my favs-It's A Wonderful Life-Ellen Corby playing Miss Davis, bank depositor who asked for $17.50 during the run on the Bailey Bidg & Loan, gaining a hug from Jimmy Stewart/George Bailey. She received an Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a lovelorn aunt in I Remember Mama (1948). Two beautiful acceptance speeches by Will Geer and Ellen Corby as they win Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actor and Actress In A Drama for 'The Waltons' at. It's a Wonderful Life was the first production of Liberty Films, a company started by Frank Capra, William Wyler, George Stevens and Samuel J. Briskin, shortly after their release from active service during World War II. The brush he sold to Mary appears at the end. James Stewart cited George Bailey as being the favorite character he ever played, but stated in several interviews that Harvey (1950) was his favorite movie he starred in. The rent collector mentions to Potter that unless George is stopped, his Potter's Field would become that. Martin Sheen and Ellen Corby appearing in the ABC TV movie 'The Story of Pretty Boy Floyd'. Here are the untold truths about the intriguing actress. The movie was originally slated for a 1947 release, but when Technicolor was unable to deliver prints in time for RKO's Christmas time 1946 release of Sinbad, the Sailor (1947), Frank Capra's film was rushed into theaters. The episode was hilarious! Despite his many talents, Jim had no memory for details like this. Thirty years after the production and release of this film, the communities were combined and incorporated as the city of La Caada Flintridge, California, USA on November 30, 1976. It is rarely if ever mentioned, but one of the reasons that this film underperformed during its original release in 1946 may have been the fact that seven years earlier James Stewart starred in a film with an almost identical title. 5 of 206. For the scene that required Donna Reed to throw a rock through the window of the Granville house, director Frank Capra hired a marksman to shoot it out on cue. She recalled her scene in "It's a Wonderful Life" for "The It's a Wonderful Life Trivia Book" by Jimmy Hawkins and Paul . In 1954, Corby met Stella Luchetta, a friend for the rest of her life.[5]. The character's name "Gower" derived from Capra's employer Columbia Pictures, which was located on Gower Street for many years. After George raves to Potter that "you can't say that about my father", he is ushered out of the room by his father, then George is shown standing outside the office door. This film is one of five times Beulah Bondi portrayed James Stewart's mother, The others are: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Of Human Hearts (1938), Vivacious Lady (1938), and The Jimmy Stewart Show: The Identity Crisis (1971). Ellen Corby Miss Davis . Director Frank Capra estimated the film would be shot within 90 days. Mary tells George she married him to keep from being an "old maid." After filming season six, Geer actually passed away in 1978. When George walks by the Movie theater, The Bells of St Mary is on the Marquis. The marriage produced no children. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) came second, and The Shawshank Redemption (1994) was first. Many of Dimitri Tiomkin's cues from the score were replaced with excerpts from the RKO music library. In an interview, the "It's a Wonderful Life" star admitted her shared bond with the boy. Walmsley also confirmed those assertions on occasions, admitting they had become each other's family. Virginia Patton Ruth Dakin Bailey . Luchetta was reportedly Corby's lover. By this time, Jimmy Stewart, a man of faith, was a basket case; he broke down and began to cry. The 2019 to 2020 year-over-year inflation rate is now 0.99%. Capra then asked Biroc if he could shoot the scene, and Biroc replied, "I can." During the bank run in It's a Wonderful Life, Ellen was one of the customers asking for her money. Key dollar values in 2020: The $8,000 Uncle Billy misplaces (in 1945) is worth $115,000. Born in 1911, Ellen Corby, nee Hansen, enjoyed 87 successful years on earth before passing on. His father is briefly shown with a pipe at the dinner table the night of the 1928 graduation party, but it also is not lit. After the war Frank Capra set up Liberty Films with George Stevens and William Wyler to make more serious, soul-searching films. An added bonus was Barrymore had worked with Frank Capra before on You Can't Take It with You (1938). He turned out to be right, and the whole cast and crew threw a party to celebrate. Ellen Corby received potentially life-saving help from her TV husband Will Geer. Warner signed up to play Mr. Gower on April 4, 1946, and Samuel S. Hinds signed on to play Peter Bailey the day after. . Ellen Hansen was born in Racine, Wisconsin, to immigrant parents from Denmark. Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories! At $3.7 million, this was a very expensive independent production. Ellen garnered a nomination . The Bailey Park model home is purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Martini in the movie. The film boasts five Oscar winners: Thomas Mitchell, Lionel Barrymore, Gloria Graham, Donna Reed and James Stewart. Potter's wagon driver also dresses like him. [3], She remained a regular on The Waltons through the end of the 197879 season, with Esther Walton struggling with her stroke deficits as Corby was in real life. The same move is on the marquis at Radio City in The Godfather when Michael Corleone sees a newspaper headline that his father has been shot. 1919 was the second year of the 1918 "Spanish Flu Pandemic," which was widely spread on the filthy battlefields of the First World War, claiming millions of lives around the world, including 675,000 lives in the United States between 1918 and 1919.. Donna Reed (Mary), Argentina Brunetti (Mrs Martini) and Bill Edmunds (Mr Martini) also appear in The Caddy (1953), starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. A number of alternative endings were considered, with Capra's first script having George fall to his knees saying The Lord's Prayer (the script called for an opening scene with the townspeople in prayer). Ellen Corby Mrs. Davis, bldg. She had a long-lasting committed lesbian relationship with a woman named [] Included among the American Film Institute's 2004 list of 400 movies nominated for the top 100 America's Greatest Music in the Movies for the song "Buffalo Gal (Won't You Come Out Tonight).". ", In the original script, Clarence confronts Potter about what he did to George. When she failed to show up for work, Geer immediately suspected something was wrong as Corby was a true professional who was never late. Elmira is said to be near Bedford Falls, but this statement is true of Seneca Falls. While their relationship raised brows throughout its tenure, its definite nature remained a mystery. Just before filming the sequence where the Bailey's Bedford Falls neighbors came to take their money out of the building and loan, Capra advised the future grandma on TV's "The Waltons," Ellen Corby, to ask Stewart for $17.50, half the amount that the script called for. The salary Potter offers him is worth almost $370,000; since it's a three-year contract, he'd get more than a million dollars in 2020 money. If you look at the scene closely, you'll see it's grainier than the rest of the scenes. The set was razed in 1954, and only two locations survived: the gymnasium at Beverly Hills High School (which is still in operation, with a still working moving gymnasium floor) and the Martini house, at 4587 Viro Road, in what is now the city of La Caada Flintridge, then and now both locations are within Los Angeles County, California, USA. The exception is the scene when Potter's bodyguard wheels Potter into the bank; Potter's bodyguard is wearing a scarf while Potter isn't. Ellen Corby ~ Grandma Esther Walton..Born: June 3, 1911, Racine, WI.Died: April 14, 1999, Los Angeles, CA . Because the story covers different seasons and an alternate town, the set was extremely adaptable. Capra was to have invested in half of the colorization work in exchange for creative control and part ownership. Their marriage lasted for about ten years before their divorce in 1944. Image quality has somewhat improved since the 1940s. She guest-starred, as well, on Wagon Train, Cheyenne, The Guns of Will Sonnett, Dragnet (several episodes), Rescue 8, The Restless Gun (two episodes), The Rifleman, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Fury, The Donna Reed Show, Frontier Circus, Hazel, I Love Lucy, Dennis the Menace, Tightrope, Bonanza, The Big Valley, Meet McGraw, The Virginian, Channing, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Batman, Get Smart, Gomer Pyle, The Addams Family (as Lurch's Mother), The Beverly Hillbillies, The Invaders, Lassie, and Night Gallery. George had a dog when he still lived with his parents, and one can see a birdcage in his second home, and the Martinis own a goat. He wakes the kids up and Mary was getting ready to go to church. Pigeons, cats and dogs were allowed to roam the mammoth set to give it a lived-in feel. Young Mary is shown still perched on the same stool after more than an hour has passed. Lionel Barrymore won the role because he was a famous Ebenezer Scrooge in radio dramatizations of "A Christmas Carol" at the time, and was a natural choice to play the heartless, miserly Mr. Potter. Also learn how She earned most of Ellen Corby networth? In the closing credits both Walker and Biroc were credited, with Biroc listed on top, launching the rest of his career as lead cinematographer/director of photography going forward. Ellen Corby holding her glass of wine at a restaurant on September 16, 1978. In an interview, the "It's a Wonderful Life" star admitted her shared bond with the boy. Some considered Luchetta as Corby's caregiver, while others believed they were simply good friends. In fact, a crew member dropped a large tray of props right after Thomas Mitchell went off-screen. Twenty-one years after legendary actress Ellen Corby passed away, she remains one of the most memorable actresses television ever saw, most noted for her role as Esther "Grandma" Walton on CBS's "The Waltons.". When George picked up "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," he thought Clarence's handwriting was old-fashioned; the novelization's last line is "attaboy Clarence.". While freeze-frames are quite common now, Capra used them in this film before any other filmmakers. In the post-production photo of all cast and crew, James Stewart and director Frank Capra appear twice, once on the far left and another time on the far right. Ranked as the #1 Most Inspirational Movie of All Time by the American Film Institute (2006). After that, like I said maybe in the next episode or the one after that, they say Grandma is in the hospital. Ranked #3 on the American Film Institute's list of the 10 greatest films in the genre "Fantasy" in June 2008. She said since he had no grandma and she had no grandkids, they decided to adopt one another. Ellen Corby and Jon Walmsley | Source: Getty Images. Ellen Corby died on Wednesday, April 14, 1999 at the Motion Picture and Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, Calif. . He then decided to make a "Christmas Card" style gift out of it and printed 200 copies which he sent out to friends and family in December of 1943. She grew up in Philadelphia. Henry Fonda, who was James Stewart's close friend, played Lincoln in Young Mr. Lincoln (1939). Some of Milner's scenes were re-shot by Joseph Walker, but due to Capra's major falling out with him early in production, Milner was not credited on screen for any work on the film. Bill Goodwin, Van Heflin, John Howard, Dean Jagger, Allyn Joslyn, Gordon Oliver, Gene Raymond, Kent Smith and Phil Warren were considered for Sam Wainwright. Having shone in showbiz for over three decades, Actress and Screenwriter Ellen Corby finally landed the role that would mark her big break in Hollywood. The New York Daily Times offered an editorial in which it declared the film and James Stewart's performance worthy of Oscar consideration. In 1954, Corby met Stella Luchetta, a friend for the rest of her life. She was also nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Aunt Trina in I Remember Mama . Stewart said no dice, that was the real deal and he couldn't fake it again. There are portraits of Potter and Peter Bailey in each other's respective offices; Peter's is a posthumous one. See Ellen Corby full list of movies and tv shows from their career. Her memorial site is in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California. Uncle Billy's raven -"Jimmy the raven" -appeared in over 1000 feature films, including every Capra film from 'You Can't Take It With You' (1938). As of December 2021 -the 75th anniversary of the film's release -one adult actor remains alive: Virginia Patton, age 96, who played Ruth Dakin-Bailey. Discover Ellen Corby's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. James Stewart, Ernie Adams, Ellen Corby, and Jimmy the Crow in It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Close. In the script and i. Ellen Corby (June 3, 1911 - April 14, 1999). Corby's Remarkable Life Born in 1911, Ellen Corby, nee Hansen, enjoyed 87 successful years on earth before passing on. Named by directors Rob Reiner and Edward Zwick as their favorite film in a poll taken by by the AFI. Ginger Rogers allegedly turned down the role because she thought the character too bland. She demonstrated her rural roots by winning an impromptu bet with Lionel Barrymore when he challenged her to milk a cow on-set. Her final role was in A Walton Easter (1997). Two of the writers called the finished film "horrid" and refused to see it when it was released.
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