Frank Capra | |
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| Born | Francesco Rosario Capra (1897-05-18)May 18, 1897 |
| Died | September 3, 1991(1991-09-03) (aged94) La Quinta, California, U.S. |
| Causeof death | Heart failure |
| Resting place | Coachella Valley Public Cemetery |
| Othernames | Frank Russell Capra |
| Almamater | California Institute of Technology |
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| Yearsactive | 1922–1964 |
| Title | President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 1935-1939 |
| Spouse(s) |
Helen Howell
(m.1923;div.1928)Lucille Warner
(m.1932;died1984) |
| Children | 4, including Frank Capra Jr. |
Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was a Sicilian-American movie director, movie producer and screenwriter.[1] He won three Oscars from his six nominations as Best Director. His best known movies are It Happened One Night (1934), You Can't Take It with You (1938), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) and It's a Wonderful Life (1946).
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Capra, Frank (2004). Frank Capra: Interviews. Univ. Press of Mississippi. ISBN9781578066179.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Frank Capra on IMDb
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