Karolyn Grimes, in 1946 who spoke that line in the classic film, "It's a Wonderful Life", has had a life full of challenges, and she shares that the way to live a "wonderful life" is to embrace the values of family, friends and life's greatest gift.
Karolyn is best remembered as Zuzu, when she delivered this line as a child in the arms of Jimmy Stewart. This magical moment appeared at the end of the movie "It's a Wonderful Life". It conjures up feelings of family togetherness and values that help us to reflect on what really is important in our lives today.
From 1944 to 1952 Karolyn appeared in over 16 movies that are chronicled in this book. They are accompanied by over 140 photos on 100 lb. paper stock. Th photos virtually jump off the pages.
Karolyn recounts some of her experiences about each of these films. This was a golden age of cinema and Karolyn had the good fortune to be associated with some of the greatest stars in Hollywood film history.
This book recounts the films that Karolyn was in with insights into the making of the films, the stars she worked with and enlightening personal accounts of making movies in the golden era. The films she is in include...
THAT NIGHT WITH YOU - staring Franchot Tone, Suzanna Foster and Buster Keaton.
PARDON MY PAST - staring Fred MacMurray and Marguertite Chapman.
BLUE SKIES - staring Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire and Joan Caufield.
SISTER KENNY - staring Rosalind Russell.
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE - staring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed.
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF BEL AMI - staring Angela Lansbury and George Saunders.
SWEET AND LOW - staring Richard Webb.
PHILO VANCES GAMBLE - staring Alan Curtis.
MOTHER WORE TIGHTS - staring Betty Grable and Dan Dailey.
UNCONQUERED - staring Gary Cooper, Paulette Goddard, and Boris Kaloff.
THE BISHOP'S WIFE - staring Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven.
ALBUQUERQUE - starring Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, Gabby Hayes and Lon Chaney Jr.
LUST FOR GOLD - staring Glenn Ford and Ida Lupino.
RIO GRANDE - staring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson and Harry Carey Jr.
HONEYCHILE - staring Judy Canova, Eddie Foye Jr. and Alan Hale Jr.
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON - staring Danny Kaye...
Most of the stars that appear in this book have already "gotten their wings." They worked hard, won the respect of millions, and had the ability to make a character come alive on the screen. Karolyn knew them not only as great actors but as friends.
