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Who was the baby in 'It's a Wonderful Life'? Twins remember child stardom at NY festival
Movie fans traveled to Seneca Falls over the weekend to celebrate a film that flopped at the box office in 1946 but developed a devoted following in the decades that followed.Thomas C. Zambito
New York State Team/Rochester Democrat & Chronicle
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From left, Don and Ron Collins, who played the part of Little Pete Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life."
Their mother handled the negotiations. And like any good Hollywood agent in the 1940’s, Beverly Collins was not one to budge when it came to getting her stars what they wanted.
Like naps. They would need a place to snooze on set. Non-negotiable.
The studio backed down.
And that’s how Don and Ron Collins, blue-eyed baby boys of 18 months, came to be in one of the most popular movies of all time, the Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
Full link: https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2023/12/10/twin-brothers-child-actors-role-christmas-classic-its-a-wonderful-life-seneca-falls/71863781007/
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