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Frank Capra

Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Additional Credits
Born May 18, 1897Died September 3, 1991 (94 years)
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

  • It's a Wonderful Life
  • It Happened One Night
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
  • Arsenic and Old Lace
  • Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
  • You Can't Take It with You
  • Meet John Doe
  • Lost Horizon
  • Pocketful of Miracles
  • Lady for a Day
  • The Bitter Tea of General Yen
  • State of the Union
  • Westward the Women
  • Platinum Blonde
  • A Hole in the Head
  • The Miracle Woman
  • Forbidden
  • San Pietro
  • American Madness
  • Why We Fight
  • Ladies of Leisure
  • The Battle of Russia
  • Broadway Bill
  • Here Comes the Groom

Filmography

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