๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ง "๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ" ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ starred in 16 movies with legendary screen giants including one of the most beloved movies of all time, "๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐๐,โ Frank Capraโs heartwarming 1946 drama about the trials and triumphs of a family man named George Bailey, played by ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ญ and co-starring Donna Reed. Her iconic role as their daughter is one of the most memorable roles in cinema history. The film was named 20th on the American Film Instituteโs greatest 100 American movies of all time.
79 years after the film debuted, here is an incredible interview with Karolyn that has share her most famous line from the movie as well as:
-Her back story from her first acting part at the age of 4
-As a stage mother, how instrumental her mother was in having her take all types of lessons to show how she could act, sing, & dance
-Some of the 16 movies she starred in and the mega stars including:
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉโ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐๐ - Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven
๐๐ข๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ (1950) with John Wayne and Maureen OโHara
๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง (1952) with Danny Kaye
-Her experience with Bing Crosby. Did he really kiss her?
-What was it like working with Donna Reed & Jimmy Stewart?
-How her life changed after the death of her parents.
-After working on all these films, what happened when she became orphaned at the age of 14 & had to leave your acting behind?
-How old she was when she first saw her movie Itโs a Wonderful Life?
-When did reconnect with Jimmy Stewart and how was that reunion after so long?
-Are there any other members of the Bailey family still living, and what is -her relationship with them?
-The 80th anniversary of the annual Itโs A Wonderful Life Festival.
How a small community in the Finger Lakes area of upstate New York, Seneca Falls, transforms into Bedford Falls the second weekend of December.
-What makes that small town in upstate, NY so special and is it true that the Director Frank Capra stopped at a Barbershop there and heard a story of a young boy, who saved the life of a young girl by jumping off a bridge similar to the scene in the movie with Clarance the Angel & George Bailey.
You can catch Karolyn and her husband, Dr. Chris Brunell, on their own podcast, ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ: ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฉ.
-For more info about the Festival: ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ.๐๐จ๐ฆ
-For more info on the Itโs A Wonderful Life Museum: ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ.๐๐จ๐ฆ
-For more info on the 5K Festival Race: ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ค.๐๐จ๐ฆ
-To learn more about Karolyn's podcast, her appearances, or to order a souvenir from her: ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐ณ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค.๐๐จ๐ฆ or ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐ณ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ.๐ง๐๐ญ
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