Filmmaker · United States
Frank Capra
Died in 1991
Francesco Capra was born in 1897 in Bisacquino, in Sicily, and arrived at the age of six, in 1903, in the steerage of a ship; his family reached Los Angeles, where he sold newspapers and played music to pay for his studies. A graduate in chemical engineering in 1918, he taught mathematics and ballistics to artillerymen in the army, then entered the cinema through slapstick, as a gag writer for Mack Sennett. He received the Oscar for direction three times in five years, presided over the Academy and then over the directors' guild, and during the war directed films for the army. He died in La Quinta, California, in 1991.
In the catalogue 3
- CinemaThe Strong ManFrank Capra · 1926Cinema
- CinemaIt Happened One NightFrank Capra · 1934Cinema
- CinemaMr. Smith Goes to WashingtonFrank Capra · 1939Cinema