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Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Directing
18 May 1897
03 Sept 1991
Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia

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 historia...

Also Known As

Francesco Rosario Capra, 프랑크 카프라, פרנק קאפרה, فرانک کاپرا, Frank Russell Capra

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