Frank Capra
Born May 18, 1897
Bisacquino, Sicily
Died September 3, 1991
La Quinta, California
Film director
Frank Capra was one of the most famous American film directors in the twentieth century. Three times he earned Academy Awards for best director for the movies It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), and You Can't Take It With You (1938). During World War II (1939–45), Capra produced the film series Why We Fight for the U.S. War Department. His military service earned him the Distinguished Service Medal, the highest American military decoration for non-combat service.
As a film director, Capra was a poet of.....
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