"as Mother Bailey. Philip Grecian's 2006 radio play based on the film ""It's a Wonderful Life"" is a faithful adaptation, now in its third incarnation, that has been performed numerous times by local theatres in Canada. ""The Last Temptation of Clarence Odbody"" is a novel written by John Pierson. The novel imagines the future lives of various characters if George had not survived his jump into the river. Scenes from the film are seen in the documentary """", where Abacus Federal Savings Bank founder and chairman Thomas Sung talked about how ""It's a Wonderful Life"" influenced him. The film was"
"bringing her to heaven for a brief visit with her husband. During his time on Earth he also shows that he has the power to take on the looks of a human, in this case Rachel's son Brent, whom he portrays so the boy doesn't get expelled from high school. 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. Odbody is loosely based on ""a stranger"", a character in"
"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. Odbody is loosely based on ""a stranger"", a character in Philip Van Doren Stern's 1943 booklet ""The Greatest Gift"". In 1977's ""It Happened One Christmas"", a remake of the 1946 film, a gender-reversed Clarence appeared as Clara Oddbody, played by Cloris Leachman. The 1986 musical ""A Wonderful Life"" features Odbody, who was played by David Hyde Pierce in its 2005"
"the three scripts into a screenplay that Capra renamed ""It's a Wonderful Life"". The script underwent many revisions throughout pre-production and during filming. Final screenplay credit went to Goodrich, Hackett and Capra, with ""additional scenes"" by Jo Swerling. In the film, the main character (renamed George Bailey) was played by James Stewart, the stranger (re-imagined as an angel named Clarence Odbody) was played by Henry Travers, and George's wife (renamed Mary Hatch) was played by Donna Reed. The names for some characters in the film were taken from characters in the story, but given different personalities or roles in the"
"to this formerly grand building and the owner's vision of bringing a hotel back to the local community. The Hotel Clarence's has strong ties to the Hollywood hit It's a Wonderful Life,and the residents claim that when Frank Capra visited this small Upstate New York town in 1945, he was inspired to model the movie's Bedford Falls after it. The town has an annual ""It's a Wonderful Life"" festival in December to commemorate its connection to the 1946 Hollywood hit. In an effort to take advantage of this connection, The Hotel Clarence was named after the angel who saves George"
"career. In the ""wishing"" scene outside the old Granville house, Capra was surprised to see Reed accurately throw a stone to break a window, a skill she acquired playing baseball with her brothers on their Iowa farm. Mary Hatch Mary Hatch Bailey is a fictional character in Frank Capra's 1946 film ""It's a Wonderful Life"". She is the high school sweetheart and later wife of protagonist George Bailey (played by James Stewart as an adult and Bobby Anderson as a child). Mary is played by Donna Reed as an adult and Jean Gale as a child. She is loosely based"
"serve as an Hypothesis to salve many doubts, whereof common Philosophy affordeth no solution: By the 19th century, the guardian angel was no longer viewed in Anglophone lands as an intercessory figure, but rather as a force protecting the believer from performing sin. A parody appears in Byron's ""Don Juan"": ""Her guardian angel had given up his garrison"" (Canto I, xvii). Clarence Odbody, the guardian angel in the 1946 film ""It's a Wonderful Life"", ""earned his wings"" through bringing awareness that life was worth living to the film's protagonist, George Bailey. Guardian angel A guardian angel is an angel that"
"Mary Hatch Mary Hatch Bailey is a fictional character in Frank Capra's 1946 film ""It's a Wonderful Life"". She is the high school sweetheart and later wife of protagonist George Bailey (played by James Stewart as an adult and Bobby Anderson as a child). Mary is played by Donna Reed as an adult and Jean Gale as a child. She is loosely based on Mary Pratt, a character in Philip Van Doren Stern's ""The Greatest Gift"". Mary Hatch is one of the most famous female characters in movie history. Mary Hatch is the younger sister of Marty Hatch, a friend"
"was as James Stewart's somewhat befuddled but kind-hearted guardian angel Clarence Odbody in Frank Capra's 1946 film ""It's a Wonderful Life"". Traver's character saves Stewart's from committing suicide, and shows him how wonderful his life really is. Though the film was a financial flop, it later became a Christmas classic and one of the most beloved films in American cinema. However, despite his long life, Travers would never know that his performance as Clarence would become his most celebrated, as the film only became a Christmas television perennial in the 1970s and 1980s, long after the actor's death. Travers retired"
"It's a Wonderful Life (2007 film) It's a Wonderful Life is a 2007 Hong Kong comedy film written, directed by and starring Ronald Cheng, who makes his directorial debut. The film co-stars Tony Leung, Vincent Kok, Alex Fong, Teresa Mo and Louisa So. The Jade Emperor (Patrick Dunn) is offering a reward for a proposal plan to promote the economy of Heaven. When Thunder God (Ronald Cheng), who known for his cleverness, submits his proposal to the Jade Emperor, Thunder God's girlfriend, the Saint of Nine Heavens (Mia Yam), reveals that thirty years ago, Thunder God once descended to Earth"
"who had fallen in love with her. When his ploys were found out, Tim ran away from home and along the way got attacked by thugs. A mysterious woman saved Tim's life and told him that running away would solve nothing. Tim was shocked when he realized this mystery woman was Natalie, now a glorious guardian angel. Tim took his mother's advice and gave Janet a chance. He did so and eventually grew to love Janet as much as he loved Natalie. In May 1998 Natalie again returned to Earth as an angel when Janet was refusing to marry Trevor"
"Haniel Haniel (, ""Joy of God"" or , ""Grace of God,""; ; , '), also known as Anael, Hanael or Aniel""', is an angel in Jewish lore and angelology, and is often included in lists as being one of the seven archangels. Haniel is generally associated with the planet Venus, and he is the archangel of the sephirah Netzach. The name Haniel probably derives from Hebrew ""hana'ah,"" ""joy,"" ""pleasure"" (qualities associated with Venus) + the suffix ""-el,"" ""God."" Haniel is one of the archangels encrypted in the Sigillum Dei Aemeth of Dr. John Dee and Edward Kelly. Aniel appears in"
"despite her protests (she's become very fond of the family). But he reminds her that they will no longer remember her, so she reluctantly accepts. As she is awarded her wings, we see the family celebrating their first Christmas together in years. Unlikely Angel Unlikely Angel is a 1996 American made-for-television Christmas fantasy-comedy film directed by Michael Switzer and starring Dolly Parton. It premiered on CBS on December 17, 1996. Parton stars as a somewhat-selfish country singer, Ruby Diamond, whose untimely death while driving at night results in her gaining an audience with Saint Peter (Roddy McDowall). He offers her"
"Unlikely Angel Unlikely Angel is a 1996 American made-for-television Christmas fantasy-comedy film directed by Michael Switzer and starring Dolly Parton. It premiered on CBS on December 17, 1996. Parton stars as a somewhat-selfish country singer, Ruby Diamond, whose untimely death while driving at night results in her gaining an audience with Saint Peter (Roddy McDowall). He offers her a rather unusual arrangement: she will return to Earth on a mission to reunite the suburban Bartilson family (a family that's been torn apart ever since the mother died). If she succeeds by midnight on Christmas Eve, then she will be granted"
"is horrified to find out that he has been following her. She shoots him with Stephen's revolver, although she doesn't realize that he had loaded it with blank cartridges. She flees and he follows her on a motorcycle. He catches up to her, and she realizes he is the ""Angel"" who saved her time and time again. At this revelation she crashes her car. Before she dies, lying in his arms, she tells him she knows that he is her ""Angel."" Despite opening in the United States at number-one during the Super Bowl weekend and grossing $6 million on its"
"Henry Travers Travers John Heagerty (5 March 1874 – 18 October 1965), known by the stage name Henry Travers, was an English film and stage character actor. His most famous role was the guardian angel Clarence Odbody in the 1946 film classic ""It's a Wonderful Life"". He also received an Academy Award nomination for his supporting role in ""Mrs. Miniver"" (1942). Travers specialized in portraying slightly bumbling but friendly and lovable old men. Travers was born in Prudhoe, Northumberland, and was the son of Daniel Heagerty, a doctor originally from Ireland, and Ellen Gillman Hornibrook Belcher. His mother was a"
"for the Angels. Christian legend had it that Befana was approached by the biblical magi, also known as the Three Wise Men (or the three kings) a few days before the birth of the Infant Jesus. They asked for directions to where the Son of God was, as they had seen his star in the sky, but she did not know. She provided them with shelter for a night, as she was considered the best housekeeper in the village, with the most pleasant home. The magi invited her to join them on the journey to find the baby Jesus, but"
"ordinary existence and financial troubles. Driven to suicide on Christmas Eve, he is led to reassess his life by Clarence Odbody, an ""angel, second class"" played by Henry Travers. Although ""It's a Wonderful Life"" was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Stewart's third Best Actor nomination, it received mixed reviews and only disappointingly moderate success at the box office. However, in the decades since the film's release, it grew to define Stewart's film persona and is widely considered as a sentimental Christmas film classic and, according to the American Film Institute, one of the 100 best American movies ever made."
"Lovely Angel The manga follows the adventures of Angel (Lovely Kisaragi), an actual angel with the mission of helping people with her special abilities. She travels with her special suitcase in search of people who are suffering a problem: youngs who can't deal with real people, men who have a real lolita complex, people that have lost their will to live, criminals that may be saved, sportsmen who have lost their touch, monks that have perverted their teachings, women who have been mistreated, etc. But those who have acted with a true evil intent may receive the visit of Black"
"ground by security and hits her head. When she wakes up, Betty finds that she is in an ""It's a Wonderful Life""-type dream sequence where is she beautiful and rich. She no longer has braces and is working at ""MODE"" as Wilhelmina's right hand woman. Dr. Frankel is her guardian angel and explains that because she had perfect teeth, everything is different. Hilda (Ana Ortiz) is the ugly sister, Justin was never born, Ignacio gambles and Daniel and Amanda are married. When Betty finds out that she and Wilhelmina had planned to sabotage the 'Million Dollar Bra' shoot, Betty tries"
"stranger, the angel Danyael (""Russell Wong""), whom she hit with her car. She finds a few days later that she is in advanced pregnancy. Gabriel attempts to find the whereabouts of the child from Daggett, but kills him when he refuses to help. Desperate for assistance after Danyael kills members of his army of angels, Gabriel employs the assistance of a deceased teenage girl, Izzy (""Brittany Murphy""), who has just committed suicide. The Angel of Death is keeping her alive because despite his powers as an angel, he is completely naive about technology therefore he needs Izzy to use her"
"22 July, having sold 14,032 copies in its first week. Having remained at number twenty on its second charting week, the track advanced a single place to number nineteen for the week of 11 August and a further seven places to number twelve the following week. On its sixth charting week, 26 August, ""Wonderful"" entered the top 10 at number nine. Wonderful Remained in the UK top 10 for a further week and has since sold over 250,000 copies. Wonderful (Angel song) ""Wonderful"" is a song by British singer-songwriter and producer Angel. It was first released in the United Kingdom"
"Los Angeles, California on September 12, 1980 at the age of 81. She was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills). For unknown reasons her gravestone states she was born in 1914. Her sister, Amanda, is buried beside her. Lillian Randolph Lillian Randolph (December 14, 1898 – September 12, 1980) was an American actress and singer, a veteran of radio, film, and television. She worked in entertainment from the 1930s until shortly before her death. She appeared in hundreds of radio shows, motion pictures, short subjects, and television shows. Randolph is most recognized for appearing in ""It's a Wonderful"
"in 1997. In it, he meets the protagonist Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), a young girl destined to fight evil in the small town of Sunnydale, California. For the first half of the season, Angel is an enigmatic love interest for Buffy, showing up only to offer her cryptic messages about upcoming threats. It isn't until the episode ""Angel"" that the character is revealed to be a benevolent vampire from Galway, Ireland, who immigrated to the United States to escape his past as the sadistic Angelus after his soul was restored by a vengeful gypsy clan. Although uneasy about trusting"
"angel Monica in which she reveals herself as an angel to a human with the words: ""I am an angel sent by God to tell you that He loves you."" The character of Tess was portrayed by Reese as down-to-earth, experienced and direct. Reese also sang the show's theme song, ""Walk with You"", and was featured prominently on the soundtrack album produced in conjunction with the show. During its first season in 1994, many critics were skeptical about the show, it being the second overtly religious prime-time fantasy series, after ""Highway to Heaven."" The show had a rocky start, low"
"in the human world, with Tess doing the driving. As the series progresses, Monica continues gaining experience as a case worker and, during some cases having to learn lessons of her own. During the series pilot, an angel of death named Adam is introduced. In the season two premiere, ""Interview with an Angel"", the Angel of Death is introduced as Henry. In the season two episode entitled, ""The One That Got Away"" Andrew (played by John Dye) is introduced as the Angel of Death. (Initially a recurring character, he becomes a main character in season three, making him the permanent"
"from ""God"" in heaven, sent to collect good souls. Angel appears as a young woman with light fluffy hair and large eyes. In her angelic form she has white feathered wings, a halo, and wears a long, flowing robe. However, Angel's actions and intentions are questionable. She has been seen coming to Earth when she's bored and will make bets with Deimos regarding human nature. She also engineered the death of a good young man so that she could collect his soul when it was at its most beautiful state, even though the man would have lived for many years"
"""a love interest"". Genevieve Cortese (who later married Padalecki) took over the role until the character's death at the end of the season. Wanting to bring in Christian mythology to the series, the writers created the angel Castiel. With Kripke wanting to keep the introduction of an angel a secret, the character was instead described as a demon during auditions. Misha Collins was cast as the character. Making his debut in the fourth-season premiere, Castiel resurrects Dean from Hell after his death in the third season, and comes to be an ally of the Winchesters. The character was originally intended"
"this is a strange wish, he accepts it. In truth, he is beginning to enjoy his time with her. One day, while they are walking home, Landon yells at Jamie and he tells her that he is not friends with her. The next day at the first show of ""The Christmas Angel"", Jamie enters the stage dressed as the angel, making Landon simply utter his line, ""You're beautiful"", meaning it for the first time. Following that, Jamie asks Landon if he would go around town and retrieve the jars containing money collected for the orphans' Christmas presents. When Landon collects"
"the Zohar Chadash under the section Yitro, "" And there are six thousand thousand opening gates, including the great appointee Aniel"". ISBN 02-5370016. Haniel Haniel (, ""Joy of God"" or , ""Grace of God,""; ; , '), also known as Anael, Hanael or Aniel""', is an angel in Jewish lore and angelology, and is often included in lists as being one of the seven archangels. Haniel is generally associated with the planet Venus, and he is the archangel of the sephirah Netzach. The name Haniel probably derives from Hebrew ""hana'ah,"" ""joy,"" ""pleasure"" (qualities associated with Venus) + the suffix ""-el,"""
"shown me kindness and taken away the public disgrace of childlessness under which I have been living."" Six months later the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a maiden there who was engaged to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. Her name was Mary. Gabriel came into her presence and greeted her, saying: ""You have been shown great favor – the Lord is with you."" Mary was much disturbed at his words, and was wondering to herself what such a greeting could mean, when the angel spoke again: ""Do not"
"filing charges, for her failure to follow official procedure by using the unregistered weapon. Soledad's lawyer, Gayle, suspects a conspiracy. Michelle, an angelic winged woman who possesses a mysterious ability to either avert disasters or bring back the dead, lives in hiding with her telepathic husband, Vaughn, and a mentally disabled metal manipulator named Aubrey. When Michelle reveals herself in order to save the lives of an entire construction crew during a deadly street collapse, Soledad shoots the winged woman dead, dismissing the horrified reaction of one witness with a shrugged ""She's not an Angel. Angels don't bleed. She's just"
"The Angel (fairy tale) ""The Angel"" () is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about an angel and a dead child gathering flowers to carry to Heaven. The tale was first published with three others in ""New Fairy Tales"" by C.A. Reitzel in November 1843. The four tales were received by the Danish critics with great acclaim. A print depicting the angel and child became very popular. When the tale opens, a child has died, and an angel is escorting him to Heaven. They wander over the Earth for a while, visiting well-known places. Along the way they"