Frank Capra
Directing•Born May 18, 1897•Died September 3, 1991 (age 94)•Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
Biography
Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was a Sicilian-born American film director and a creative force behind a number of films of the 1930s and 1940s, including It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), You Can't Take It With You (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), Meet John Doe (1941), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946). His films often deal with rags-to-riches stories wich has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American Dream personified".
Known For
The Dick Cavett Show
1968•TV Series•
6.8
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973•TV Series•
6.3
It Happened One Night
1934•Movie•
7.8
The Men Who Made the Movies
1973•TV Series
The Century of Icons
2022•TV Series•
7.0
Five Came Back
2017•Movie•
7.9
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983•Movie•
7.0
Why We Fight
2005•Movie•
7.5
Filmography
Personal Info
DepartmentDirecting
BirthdayMay 18, 1897
Day of DeathSeptember 3, 1991
Place of BirthBisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
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