Frank Capra's It's A Wonderful Life

Did you know that the screenplay for this film was written by Frances Goodrich and her husband Albert Hackett. She was born in Belleville, N.J. and moved at an early age to Nutley, N.J. The two were top screenwriters from the 1930s to the 1950s when they won the Pulitzer Prize for their play The Diary of Anne Frank.

And the pair worked on Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" but it wasn't a pleasant experience for even the seasoned Hollywood screenwriters.

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The Pen Is on the Other Foot - HOF Revisited

NUTLEY, N.J. -- As a writer I don't like to be interviewed.

Or should I say I'm often disappointed by how what I've said in an interview has been repeated, reshaped and reworded.

It doesn't always happen, some of my favorite interviewers have gotten it right each time. But there are other reporters I've spoken with who had virtually nothing right.

Years ago, one reporter had my age off by 10 years. Another story included almost nothing of what I said.

I guess it wouldn't surprise you that I didn't store multiple copies of these in my scrapbook.

When I look at the recent press coverage of the Hall Of Fame I see that there wasn't much. I know there were people there shooting photos upon photos - but no one, it seems, recorded the things that the inductees or their proxies said. That's too bad, because, as one of the proxies, I was in a great position to hear every word.

And folks, those were words worth hearing. No, I'm not just talking about my own words written about HOF inductee & Pulitzer Prize winner Frances Goodrich.

Each honoree spoke kindly of this town and its long-lasting influence on their success. It's just too bad the scribes weren't there to record it. For better or for worse, that is.



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