Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Directing
May 18, 1897 (Age 129) - September 3, 1991
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".

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Birthday

May 18, 1897 (Age 129)

Place of Birth

Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia

Known For

Directing

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