All through the ages Hollywood has been gifted with many directors who have been able to create Hollywood magic for many people sitting in dark movie theaters. One of these memorable directors was Frank Capra who died on September 3, 1991 at the age of 94. He was a leading director in the 1930s and 1940s and made many memorable movies like the popular Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life”. Other classic movies included “You Can’t Take It With You” and “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”.
Frank Capra didn’t come into this world in California. He was born in Sicily on May 18, 1897. His family emigrated to the U.S. when he was a little boy and settled in Los Angeles. He graduated from the California Institute of Technology and served in the U.S. …show more content…
The movie got a Best Picture nomination. The next year Capra worked with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert on the comedy “It Happened One Night”. The movie received five Oscars – Best Director, Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress. Capra went on to win a second Oscar for Best Director for the movie “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” starring Gary Cooper in 1936. In 1938 he got a third Best Director Oscar for “You Can’t Take It With You” starring James Stewart, Jean Arthur and Lionel Barrymore.
The movie “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” got him his fourth Best Director Oscar in 1939. When Pearl Harbor got attacked in 1941 Capra once again joined the Army. During his time in service he made some propaganda films among them “Prelude to War” in 1943. The film earned him an Academy Award for Best Documentary. Then in 1946 he co-wrote and directed “It’s a Wonderful Life” which today remains one of this best-known works. The movie received five Oscar nominations, has remained a Christmas classic and gained even more popularity when it was broadcast on TV starting in the 1970s.
Capra’s final movie was “Pocketful of Miracles” with Bette Davis in
Frank Capra didn’t come into this world in California. He was born in Sicily on May 18, 1897. His family emigrated to the U.S. when he was a little boy and settled in Los Angeles. He graduated from the California Institute of Technology and served in the U.S. …show more content…
The movie got a Best Picture nomination. The next year Capra worked with Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert on the comedy “It Happened One Night”. The movie received five Oscars – Best Director, Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Actor and Best Actress. Capra went on to win a second Oscar for Best Director for the movie “Mr. Deeds Goes to Town” starring Gary Cooper in 1936. In 1938 he got a third Best Director Oscar for “You Can’t Take It With You” starring James Stewart, Jean Arthur and Lionel Barrymore.
The movie “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” got him his fourth Best Director Oscar in 1939. When Pearl Harbor got attacked in 1941 Capra once again joined the Army. During his time in service he made some propaganda films among them “Prelude to War” in 1943. The film earned him an Academy Award for Best Documentary. Then in 1946 he co-wrote and directed “It’s a Wonderful Life” which today remains one of this best-known works. The movie received five Oscar nominations, has remained a Christmas classic and gained even more popularity when it was broadcast on TV starting in the 1970s.
Capra’s final movie was “Pocketful of Miracles” with Bette Davis in