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Frank Capra
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Italian-born American film director (1897–1991)
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Frank Capra was a filmmaker whose work period began in 1922. He was born on May 18, 1897, and died on September 3, 1991.
Capra is recognized in the Academy Award Best Director collection. He is also included in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection and the Legion Of Merit collection.
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- Child
- Frank Capra, Jr.
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Award
- Inkpot Award
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Army
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- Academy Award for Best Director
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- Francesco Rosario Capra
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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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