Frank Capra
(1897-1991)
Italian-born American film director
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Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was the creative force behind several major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. 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".
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Francesco Rosario Capra 18 May 1897 Bisacquino, Sicily, Italy
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| Died |
3 September 1991 (aged 94) La Qunita, California, USA
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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Frank Capra Jr. 3rd child with Lou Capra Male b. 20 Mar 1934 d. 19 Dec 2007 · Age: 73 (at death) · 1934-2007 · American film producer
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Ben Hecht · Friend · 1894-1964 · American screenwriter, director, producer, playwright, journalist and novelist -
George Stevens · Friend · 1904-1975 · American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer
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