Frank Capra

Directing

Born: 1897-05-18
Died: 1991-09-03
From: Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.9

Also Known As

Francesco Rosario Capra프랑크 카프라פרנק קאפרהفرانک کاپراFrank Russell Capra

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 historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American Dream personified".

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Awards & Nominations15 won · 6 nominated

🏆 Won

National Medal of Arts

1986
🏆 Won

AFI Life Achievement Award

1982
🏆 Won

Inkpot Award

1974
🏆 Won

Golden Plate Award

1970
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

It's a Wonderful Life

1947
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1940
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Director

You Can't Take It With You

1939
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

You Can't Take It With You

1939
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Director

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1937
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1937
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Director

It Happened One Night

1935
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

It Happened One Night

1935
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

Lady for a Day

1934
🏆 Won

Inter-Allied Victory Medals

🏆 Won

Distinguished Service Medal

🏆 Won

American Campaign Medal

🏆 Won

Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire

🏆 Won

World War II Victory Medal

🏆 Won

Legion of Merit

🏆 Won

National Board of Review Award for Best Film

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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