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- Gwenn died from pneumonia after suffering a stroke, in Woodland Hills, California, twenty days before his 82nd birthday. He was cremated, and his ashes were placed in the private vaults at the Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles.
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Miracle on 34th Street won three Academy Awards: Gwenn for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Valentine Davies for Best Writing, Original Story, and George Seaton for Best Writing, Screenplay. The film was nominated for Best Picture, losing to Gentleman's Agreement.
Dec 2, 2023 · Gwenn's body was cremated and placed in an urn that ended up in the storage vault at Chapel of the Pines Crematory in Los Angeles, per Hollywood Graveyard. Filmmaker Arthur Dark and researcher Jessica Wahl discovered the urn in March 2023.
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Oct 11, 2023 · Radio broadcasts of "Miracle on 34th Street" became a holiday tradition, and in 1948, Gwenn, O'Hara, and Payne reunited for another go at the story. As revealed by AMC's "Backstory," in 1955, "Miracle on 34th Street" was adapted for television.
- William J. Wright
May 3, 2024 · The popularity of Miracle on 34th Street is due in part to the perfomances of Gwenn, who won an Academy Award, and Wood. The story inspired several remakes, including a big-screen version released in 1994 that starred Richard Attenborough in the Kris Kringle role.
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- THE MOVIE WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED THE BIG HEART. According to Turner Classic Movies, it was director George Seaton who lobbied for the name The Big Heart.
- VALENTINE DAVIES WAS INSPIRED TO WRITE THE STORY WHILE STANDING IN A LONG LINE AT A DEPARTMENT STORE. According to TCM, Davies got the idea for the film during the hustle and bustle of the holiday season.
- THE STUDIO DIDN’T GET THE CONSENT OF MACY’S AND GIMBELS UNTIL AFTER FILMING HAD CONCLUDED. Despite the fact that both Macy’s and Gimbels figure prominently in the story, the studio took a gamble by not getting the companies to sign off before using their names.
- EDMUND GWENN REALLY PLAYED SANTA IN THE 1946 MACY’S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE. The parade scene was entirely real, and Maureen O’Hara’s autobiography proves it.
With Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, Gene Lockhart. After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article.
Dec 20, 2019 · Edmund Gwenn was made the official Santa Claus of the parade that year, riding in the sleigh at the end of the procession and addressing the crowd from the marquee of the department store. He assisted in the unveiling of the display windows and was the official Santa that year for the store.
