The Bishop’s Wife

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Cary Grant and Loretta Young sit together on a bench in winter coats in a scene from the 1947 film The Bishop's Wife, directed by Henry Koster.

The Bishop’s Wife

film by Koster [1947]

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Henry Koster
Films of the 1940s
…his career, Koster then made The Bishop’s Wife (1947). The Christmas classic starred Cary Grant as an angel who comes to earth to help a bishop (David Niven) and his wife (Loretta Young) raise money for their church. It received an Academy Award nomination for best picture, and Koster earned…
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…his career, Koster then made The Bishop’s Wife (1947). The Christmas classic starred Cary Grant as an angel who comes to earth to help a bishop (David Niven) and his wife (Loretta Young) raise money for their church. It received an Academy Award nomination for best picture, and Koster earned…
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Loretta Young
… (1939), The Stranger (1946), and The Bishop’s Wife (1947).
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… (1939), The Stranger (1946), and The Bishop’s Wife (1947).
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