About Frank Capra
Frank Russell Capra was an Italian-born American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was the creative force behind several major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Italy and raised in Los Angeles from the age of five, his rags-to-riches story has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American Dream personified".
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Awards:
Academy Award for Best Director|AFI Life Achievement Award|Legion of Merit|Distinguished Service Medal|American Campaign Medal|Inter-Allied Victory Medals|Inkpot Award|National Medal of Arts|National Board of Review Award for Best Film|World War II Victory Medal|star on Hollywood Walk of Fame|Golden Plate Award|Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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