Directing
Frank Capra
1897-1991
Known for It's a Wonderful Life, It Happened One Night, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington.
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Born05/18/1897
Died09/03/1991
AgeDied at 94
BirthplaceBisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
DepartmentDirecting
Also known asFrancesco Rosario Capra, 프랑크 카프라, פרנק קאפרה, فرانک کاپرا, Frank Russell Capra
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".
