Born in Sicily in 1897 and died in 1991, Capra grew up in California and became the most successful comedy director of the 1930s, winning three Best Director Oscars. His films about decent ordinary people facing powerful interests are warm, funny and often sentimental.
Filmography
- Lady for a Day (1933)
- It Happened One Night (1934)
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
- Lost Horizon (1937)
- You Can't Take It with You (1938)
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
- Meet John Doe (1941)
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
- Pocketful of Miracles (1961)