Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Director and producer. Born 18 May 1897 in Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia. Died 3 September 1991.

9

Titles on Fi1m

79

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 9 titles

3

Oscars3 won · 3 nominated

Born

18 May 1897, Bisacquino, Sicilia, Italia

Died

3 September 1991

Active

1932–1946

Frequently works with

Robert Riskin, James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Lionel Barrymore, Sidney Buchman, Thomas Mitchell

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Photo of Frank Capra receiving the Distinguished Service Medal from U.S. Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall (1945) — Photo of Frank Capra receiving the Distinguished Service Medal from U.S. Army Chief of Staff General George C. Marshall (1945)U.S. Army (per caption), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Colonel Frank Capra (right) of the US Army Signal Corps confers with Captain Roy Boulting of the British Army Film Unit on the editing of the film 'Tunisian Vic (1944) — Colonel Frank Capra (right) of the US Army Signal Corps confers with Captain Roy Boulting of the British Army Film Unit on the editing of the film 'Tunisian Vic (1944)Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Photograph shows Capra on board the SS Rex from Italy to New York. (1937) — Photograph shows Capra on board the SS Rex from Italy to New York. (1937)NYWT&S staff photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Frank Capra — Frank CapraColumbia Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Frank Capra — Frank CapraImage via TMDB

Frank Capra — Frank CapraImage via TMDB

Frank Capra — Frank CapraImage via TMDB

A portrait photo of Frank Capra. — A portrait photo of Frank Capra.Columbia Pictures, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Frank Capra — Frank CapraImage via TMDB

Photographs: U.S. Army (per caption), Public domain; Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer, Public domain; NYWT&S staff photographer, Public domain; Columbia Pictures, Public domain; Columbia Pictures, Public domain. Stills courtesy of the studios via TMDB.