ABOUT FRANK CAPRA
Celebrated director whose film It Happened One Night became the first film to win all 5 top Oscars: Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, and Screenplay. His other notable films include Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, You Can't Take It With You, and It's a Wonderful Life.
He was born in Sicily and traveled to America in the steerage section of a ship.
His 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life was a box office disappointment, though it earned five Oscar nominations and was named one of AFI's 100 Greatest American films, becoming a favorite American Christmas film.
He married his second wife, Lucille Warner, in 1928. He had four children with her, including Frank Capra, Jr.
He directed Donna Reed and James Stewart in It's a Wonderful Life.
