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Commercial Publications of The Greatest Gift
One of Stern's printed copies of The Greatest Gift: A Christmas Tale made its way to Hollywood. In March 1944, Stern's agent sold the movie rights to the story to RKO Radio Pictures for $10,000 as a vehicle for actor Cary Grant. At that point, Stern found magazines willing to publish the story, and a publisher for a stand-alone edition as a book. More publications followed. Stern published under a pseudonym and with an alternative title in Good Housekeeping. |