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Frank Capra (1897-1991) Director. Writer. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 2:31. It Happened One Night (1934) 3 Videos. 56 Photos. One of seven children, Frank Capra was born on May 18, 1897, in Bisacquino, Sicily. On May 10, 1903, his family left for America aboard the ship Germania, arriving in New York on May 23rd.
It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas supernatural drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra. It is based on the short story and booklet "The Greatest Gift" self-published by Philip Van Doren Stern in 1943, which itself is loosely based on the 1843 Charles Dickens novella A Christmas Carol. [4]
Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-American film director, producer, and screenwriter who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s.
Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was a Sicilian-American movie director, movie producer and screenwriter. He won three Oscars from his six nominations as Best Director.
Sep 4, 1991 · Frank Capra, the Academy Award- winning director whose movies were suffused with affectionate portrayals of the common man and the strengths and foibles of American democracy, died yesterday at...
Home Entertainment & Pop Culture Movie, TV & Stage Directors. The golden period of Frank Capra. Actors Clark Gable, center, and Claudette Colbert and director Frank Capra on the set of It Happened One Night (1934), the first film to sweep the major Academy Awards.
Frank Capra - Director, Filmmaker, Academy Award | Britannica. Contents. Home Entertainment & Pop Culture Movie, TV & Stage Directors. The 1940s. (From left) Walter Brennan, Gary Cooper, and Barbara Stanwyck in Meet John Doe (1941), directed by Frank Capra.
