Frank Capra
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Frank Capra was an Italian-born American film director who became one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century, known for directing beloved classics like "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town." His work matters because he developed a distinctive style that combined entertainment with social commentary, helping to shape American cinema and popular culture during Hollywood's Golden Age.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1897
- Died
- 1991
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Why we fight
- Largely a pictorial representation of Frank Capra's production of Lost horizon ...
- Meet John Doe
- WWII collection
- Lost horizon
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 480
- Total plays
- 887
Frank Russell Capra (May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was a Sicilian-born American film director. He emigrated to the U.S. when he was six, and eventually became a creative force behind major award-winning films during the 1930s and 1940s. His rags-to-riches story, having worked his way through college, has led film historians like Ian Freer to consider Capra the "American dream personified." Capra became one of America's most powerful directors during the 1930s, winning three Oscars as Best D
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Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-born American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was the creative force behind several major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Italy and raised in Los Angeles from the age of five, his rags-to-riches story has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American Dream personified".
Capra became one of America's most influential directors during the 1930s, winning three Academy Awards for Best Director from six nominations. Among his leading films were It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), You Can't Take It with You (1938), and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939). During World War II, Capra served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and produced propaganda films, such as the Why We Fight series.
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1897 births1991 deaths20th-century American engineers20th-century American male writers20th-century American screenwriters20th-century American trade unionists20th-century Italian trade unionists20th-century Roman CatholicsAFI Life Achievement Award recipientsAmerican anti-communistsAmerican anti-fascistsAmerican Christian pacifists