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Frank Capra

Frank Russell 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), Lost Horizon (1937), 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Capra, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Born:
May 18, 1897 In Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
Movie/TV Credits:
22
First Appeared:
In the movie Iconic Couples of Hollywood : Barbara Stanwyck & Robert Taylor
Latest Project:
Movie Frank Capra: Mr. America 2023-09-01
Known For
Poster of James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Poster of George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
Poster of The Dick Cavett Show
Poster of Another Romance of Celluloid
Filmography
Movie Iconic Couples of Hollywood : Barbara Stanwyck & Robert Taylor Himself 2025
Movie Frank Capra: Mr. America Self (archive footage) 2023-09-01
Movie Hollywood's Second World War Self (archive footage) 2019-09-03
Movie Five Came Back Self (archive footage) 2017-03-31
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014-02-01
Movie 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Self (archive footage) 2009-07-02
Movie Why We Fight Self (archive footage) 2005-01-20
Movie Frank Capra's American Dream Self (archive footage) 1997-01-01
Movie A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies Self 1995-05-21
Movie Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life': A Personal Remembrance Self 1991-10-18
Movie James Stewart: A Wonderful Life Self (archive footage) 1988-11-22
Movie George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey Self 1985-03-03
Movie Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 1983-02-25
Series The Men Who Made the Movies Unknown 1973-11-04
Series The Dick Cavett Show Himself - Guest 1968-06-06
Movie Hollywood My Home Town Himself 1965-12-31
Series This Is Your Life Unknown 1952-10-01
Movie The Screen Director Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) 1951-03-12
Movie Cavalcade of the Academy Awards Self 1940-07-31
Movie Another Romance of Celluloid Self (uncredited) 1938-02-05
Movie It Happened One Night Bus Singer (uncredited) 1934-02-22
Movie The Outcasts of Poker Flat 1919-06-29