Francesco Rosario Capra
| Sign | Taurus |
| Born | May 18, 1897 Bisacquino, Italy |
| Died | Sep 3, 1991 La Quinta, CA |
| Age | Died at 94 |
| Final Resting PlaceCoachella Valley Cemetery | |
Frank Capra | |
| Job | Director Producer Writer |
| Years active | 1922-1961 |
| Known for | Films celebrating the common man's triumph over insurmountable odds, the American dream personified |
| Top Roles | Himself |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Short Films, Silent Films, Adventure |
| Top Topics | World War II, Book-Based, Newspapers |
| Top Collaborators | H.B. Warner, Ann Doran, Irving Bacon, Pierre Watkin |
| Shares birthday with | Richard Brooks, Louis F. Edelman, James Donald see more.. |
Frank Capra Overview:
Legendary director, Frank Capra, was born Francesco Rosario Capra on May 18, 1897 in Bisacquino, Italy. Capra died at the age of 94 on Sep 3, 1991 in La Quinta, CA and was laid to rest in Coachella Valley Cemetery in Coachella, CA.
MINI BIO:
Frank Capra looked at the world through rose-colored glasses and believed, rightly so, that thousands of other people all over the world wanted to look at it the same way. He also believed that goodness and virtue, even in the humblest of people, could triumph over insuperable odds in the end, and his most famous films are celebrations of the common man par excellence. Of course, in real life, the world's 'nasties' don't always repent and confess, but the climaxes to Capra's greatest films (however little they might have to do with real life) are constructed with superb skill and can still bring a lump to the throat.
Capra had come to America at the age of six. Trained as a chemical engineer, he couldn't find work in that field and drifted into films almost by chance, his lively mind earning him employment as a gag writer for silent comedies, latterly with Mack Sennett. It was in the slapstick vein that he began his career as a feature film director with two comedies starring chalk-faced Harry Langdon. He began to work in a wider variety of films and became an expert in manipulating emotions to such an extent that his 1930s and early 1940s films influenced the lives and beliefs of a nation as they followed the efforts of Longfelllow Deeds, Jefferson Smith and John Doe to take on corruption and win, not without coming heart-rendingly close to failure.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Directors).AUTOBIOGRAPHY:
Capra's autobiography The Name Above The Title
HONORS and AWARDS:
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Frank Capra was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning three for Best Director for It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town and You Can't Take It with You in 1934, 1936 and 1938 respectively.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1932/33 | Best Director | Lady for a Day (1933) | N/A | Nominated |
| 1934 | Best Director | It Happened One Night (1934) | N/A | Won |
| 1936 | Best Director | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) | N/A | Won |
| 1938 | Best Director | You Can't Take It with You (1938) | N/A | Won |
| 1939 | Best Director | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) | N/A | Nominated |
| 1946 | Best Director | It's a Wonderful Life (1946) | N/A | Nominated |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
BlogHub Articles:
Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert in ’s “It Happened One Night”
By Stephen Reginald on Nov 28, 2023 From Classic Movie ManClark Gable and Claudette Colbert in ’s “It Happened One Night” It Happened One Night (1934) is an American romantic comedy directed by and starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. The supporting cast includes Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns, and Alan H... Read full article
’s “Lady for a Day”
By Stephen Reginald on Feb 13, 2023 From Classic Movie Man’s “Lady for a Day” Lady for a Day (1933) is an American pre-Code comedy-drama directed by and starring Warren William, May Robson, Guy Kibbee, Ned Sparks, Walter Connolly, Glenda Farrell, and Jean Parker. The screenplay was written by frequent Capra col... Read full article
Top of the World: Celebrating with Five Films!
By Virginie Pronovost on May 18, 2019 From The Wonderful World of CinemaToday, the highly celebrated movie director would have been 122 years old! For the occasion, I thought, what would be a better way to pay him tribute than with a top list of my favorite films of his?! I liked the idea of the top 5 format that we did for the Five Favourite Films of the Fi... Read full article
Colaboradores e amigos: Robert Riskin e / Collaborators and friends: Robert Riskin and
By L? on Mar 3, 2019 From Critica RetroColaboradores e amigos: Robert Riskin e / Collaborators and friends: Robert Riskin and Quando falamos de duplas din?micas do cinema, em geral nos referimos a uma dupla de director e int?rprete (ator ou atriz) – como William Wyler e Bette Davis, por exemplo ̵... Read full article
Quote of the Week: on Drama
By KC on Nov 4, 2018 From Classic MoviesI made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries. – ... Read full article
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