Actor Ed Wynn (1886)

The American epic religious film, The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), recounts the Biblical tale of Jesus from his birth in Nazareth to his Ascension. It was produced and directed by George Stevens. A group of wise men (Magi) travel from Asia to Jerusalem after seeing a bright star, hoping to find the prophesied newborn king. King Herod is alerted of their arrival and is told about a Messiah mentioned in prophecies. Remembering that Bethlehem is the predicted birthplace, Herod sends the Magi there to confirm the child’s existence but secretly sends guards to keep an eye on them. In Bethlehem, they find Mary and ...

An animated musical film Alice in Wonderland (1951) was produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is based on Lewis Carroll’s novels, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. In an English park, a young girl named Alice and her cat Dinah are distracted from her sister’s history lesson as she daydreams of a nonsensical world. She sees a White Rabbit hurry past in a waistcoat and follows him down a deep rabbit hole. Upon entering Wonderland, she comes across a small door with a bottle on the table next to it. The bottle’s ...