Actor info
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Name :
Frank Capra
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Born :
May 18, 1897 in Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia (94 years at death)
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Died :
September 3, 1991
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Known for :
Directing
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
22 films (1919–2023)
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Also known as :
Francesco Rosario Capra, 프랑크 카프라, פרנק קאפרה, فرانک کاپرا, Frank Russell Capra
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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".
Notable films
- Frank Capra's American Dream (1997) as Self (archive footage)
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (1940) as Self
- It Happened One Night (1934) as Bus Singer (uncredited)
