1946Winner
Best Director
It's a Wonderful Life
Frank Capra
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia
May 18, 1897
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1934Winner
Best Performance
It Happened One Night
1939Winner
Best Director
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Career Highlights
1944Highlight
Best Director
Arsenic and Old Lace
1938Highlight
Best Director
You Can't Take It with You
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It's a Wonderful Life
It Happened One Night
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington