Yes Virginia There Is a Santa Claus is based on a true story. Charles Jarrott directed the film. The film is an all time favorite of the movie lovers. The actors did a tremendous job in portraying the true story perfectly with their artistic creativity.
In the year 1897, Dr. Philip O'Hanlon, a coroner's assistant on Manhattan's Upper portion of the west side, faced a family crisis when his eight year old daughter Virginia began to question about the existence of Santa Claus. Her friends regarded her to be fictional. He asked her to ask the normal question to Sun a popular newspaper of New York then. He failed to inform his daughter about the fact that Santa Claus was a myth. He gave an oppurtunity to the editor of the newspaper to address the phylosophical issues behid the question of the young girl.
The message impressed the readers immensely. Even after a century the article remains to be the most reprinted editorial in the history of an English language newspaper. The newspaper Sun have published it annually even after its initial publication. The true story has been adapted by famous directors into award winning productions.
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