2000 Death Todd Karns, actor/theater director and founder, It's a Wonderful Life, dies at 79 1997 Death James Stewart, actor, It's a Wonderful Life, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, dies at 89 1994 Event Michael Bolton found plagurized Isley Bros "Love is Wonderful Thing" 1993 Event "Wonderful Tennessee" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 9 performances 1993 Event "Wonderful Tennessee" opens at Plymouth Theater New York City for 9 performances 1991 Death Frank Capra, director (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 94 1981 Death Beulah Bondi, actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 89 1981 Death Beulah Bondi, actress (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 88 1980 Event "Wonderful World of Disney," last performance on NBC-TV 1979 Event Paul McCartney releases "Wonderful Christmas" 1971 Event "Wild and Wonderful" opens/closes at Lyceum Theater New York City 1966 Birthday Mary Stuart Masterson, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Some Kind of Wonderful 1961 Birthday Evan Handler, New York City, actor, Dear Mr. Wonderful 1957 Event "Mr Wonderful" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 383 performances 1956 Event "Mr Wonderful" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 383 performances 1956 Event Musical "Mr Wonderful" with Sammy Davis, Jr. premieres in New York City 1954 Event "Wonderful Town" closes at Winter Garden Theater New York City after 559 performances 1953 Event 7th Tony Awards: Crucible and Wonderful Town win 1953 Event "Wonderful Town" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 559 performances 1951 Birthday Mel Schacher, born in Michigan, bassist, Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful 1951 Birthday Yakov Smirnoff, born in Russia, comedian, It's a wonderful country 1949 Birthday Paul Orndorff, wrestler, WCW/SMW/NWA/WWF, Mr. Wonderful 1949 Birthday Alvin Kallicharran, cricketer, wonderful West Indies LHB 1972-81 1948 Birthday Craig Frost, keyboardist, Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful 1946 Event Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life," premieres 1934 Birthday Austin "Ted" Taylor, U.S. gospel/R&B-singer, Be Ever Wonderful 1930 Birthday Jerry Ragavoy, U.S. songwriter/producer, Wonderful Dream 1926 Birthday Cynthia Stone, Peoria, Illinois, actress, That Wonderful Guy, Ad Libbers 1921 Birthday Donna Reed, born in Denison, Iowa, From Here to Eternity, Wonderful Life 1915 Birthday William Goyen, born in Trinity, Texas, writer, storyteller, married actress Doris Roberts, wrote The House of Breath, The Fair Sister, Wonderful Plant 1908 Birthday Jimmy Stewart, Pennsylvania, actor, Mr Smith Goes to Wash, Wonderful Life 1907 Birthday Shimen Rushkin, Poland, actor, Beau Brummel, Having a Wonderful Time 1902 Birthday Jan Kiepura, Sosnowiec Poland, vocalist/actor, Her Wonderful Lie 1897 Birthday Frank Capra, Italy, director, Its a Wonderful Life, Arsenic and Old Lace 1896 Birthday Ira Gershwin, lyricist, 'S Wonderful, I Got Rhythm 1892 Birthday Beulah Bondi, Chicago, actress, It's a Wonderful Life 1863 Death Frederick William Faber, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham, dies 1814 Birthday Frederick William Faber, born in Calverley, England, theologian, wrote 'Faith of Our Fathers', 'My God, how wonderful thou art', 'Oh, gift of gifts', founded religious community in Cotton Hall, Birmingham
