Question about "It's A Wonderful Life"?

I was just watching "It's A Wonderful Life", and I noticed a few things - there was a cop and a taxi driver named "Bert and Ernie". Were the Sesame Street characters named after them?
Secondly, I noticed that Bailey Park was a neighborhood built on a cemetery. Was the movie "Poltergeist" based on that?

Sean2015-12-05T23:15:42Z

Yes .. Illuminati Confirmed ..

?2017-02-17T19:01:30Z

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