Frank Capra
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Born May 18, 1897·Died September 3, 1991 (at 94)·Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia·Male
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).
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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".
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Filmography
155 credits across 109 titlesDirecting
61 creditsActing
4 creditsWriting
32 creditsProduction
34 creditsEditing
1 creditCrew
1 creditAs self
22 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
