Frank Capra
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1897-05-18 · Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
- Died
- 1991-09-03
Known for
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — Director
- It Happened One Night (1934) — Bus Singer (uncredited)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — Director
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) — Director
- You Can't Take It with You (1938) — Director
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) — Director
- Meet John Doe (1941) — Director
- Lost Horizon (1937) — Director
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961) — Director
- Why We Fight (2005) — Self (archive footage)
- The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933) — Director
- Lady for a Day (1933) — Director
- Westward the Women (1951) — Story
- State of the Union (1948) — Director
- Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942) — Director
- Five Came Back (2017) — Self (archive footage)