Frank Capra | Biography, Movies, Assessment, & Facts
Frank Capra, byname of Francesco Rosario Capra, (born May 18, 1897, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy—died September 3, 1991, La Quinta, California, U.S.), American motion-picture director who was the most prominent filmmaker of the 1930s, during which he won three Academy Awards as best director. His most-beloved films, many of which were made during the Great Depression, were patriotic sentimental celebrations of virtuous everymen who selflessly speak truth to power in pursuit of the common good. Early life and work Capra’s family immigrated to Los Angeles from Bisacquino, a Sicilian villag...
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