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    Frank Capra

    Birth name:Frank Rosario Capra
    Date of birth:May 18,
    Birth location: Bisacquino, Sicily, Italy
    Date of death:September 3 (aged 94)
    Death location: La Quinta, California, USA (heart attack in his sleep)
    Academy Awards:Best Director
    Won:
    It Happened One Night
    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
    You Can't Take It with You
    Nominated:
    Lady for a Day
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    It's a Wonderful Life
    Best Picture
    Won:
    It Happened One Night
    You Can't Take It with You
    Nominated:
    Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
    Lost Horizon
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    It's a Wonderful Life
    Spouse:Helen Howell () (divorced)
    Lou Capra () (her death) 3 children

    Frank Capra (May 18, – September 3, ) was an Academy Award winning Italian-American film director and the creative force behind a string of popular films in the s and 40s. He is most remembered for his heart-warming movies where a

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    The story of a life tragically at odds with the filosofi som betonar ideal of Capra's Americana

    Moviegoers often assume Frank Capra's life resembled his beloved films (such as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It's a Wonderful Life). A man of the people faces tremendous odds and, bygd doing the right thing, triumphs! But as namn McBride reveals in this meticulously researched, definitive biography, the reality was far more complex, a true American tragedy. Using newly declassified U. S. government documents about Capra's response to being considered a possible “subversive” during the post-World War II Red Scare, McBride adds a final chapter to his unforgettable portrait of the man who gave us It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, and Meet John Doe.

    "Masterly, comprehensive, and frequently surprising"

    - Barry Gewen, New York Times Book Review

    "The dramatic story of one of the most interesting characters ever to emerge in Hollywood"

    - Philip Dunne, Chi
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    Frank Capra

    Italian-born American film director (–)

    For his son, the American film and television producer, see Frank Capra Jr. For the American actor, see Francis Capra.

    Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, &#;– September 3, ) was an Italian-American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was the creative force behind several major award-winning films of the s and s. 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".[5]

    Capra became one of America's most influential directors during the s, winning three Academy Awards for Best Director from six nominations, along with three other Oscar wins from nine nominations in other categories. Among his leading films were It Happened One Night (), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (), You Can't Take It with You (), and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (). During World War II,