Frank Capra

Directing

Biography

Frank Russell Capra 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".

Personal Info

• Known For Directing
• Gender Male
• Birthday May 18, 1897 (94 years old)
• Died September 3, 1991
• Place of Birth Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia