Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1897-05-18
Deathday
1991-09-03
Place of Birth
Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
Frank Capra
Biography
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), 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 Happened One Night
as Bus Singer (uncredited)
Why We Fight
as Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey
as Self
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra: Mr. America
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Capra, il était une fois l'Amérique
as Self (archive footage)