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In the movie, Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus (1991), Charles Bronson plays a man struggling with the death of his beloved wife. In real life, he himself was in mourning, having lost his wife, Jill Ireland, the year before in 1990.
The newspaper eventually gave the letter back to Virginia. She gave it to her granddaughter who put it in a scrapbook. It was thought lost in a house fire but discovered thirty years later. It was eventually brought on Antiques Roadshow (1979) where it appraised for around $50,000.
The article, titled "Is There a Santa Claus?", is the most reprinted newspaper article in the English language.
In the film, writer Francis Church's depression is attributed to him losing his wife and child. In reality, it was due to him being a war correspondent during the American Civil War and witnessing the tremendous suffering.
Virginia's father, named Philip O'Hanlon, was a doctor and coroner's assistant. The family were actually well off.
"Andrea Borland: Did you like my story on the Vanderbilt ball? Edward P. Mitchell: I printed it, didn't I? Andrea Borland: Well, half of it. Edward P. Mitchell: That was the half I liked."
"Mrs. Goldstein: As my dear dead Saul used to say, "It isn't a silver lining what makes the coat. It's the person wearing it.""
