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Old 02-07-2006, 10:18 AM  
Sarah_Jayne
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My thoughts exactly, supposedly I look like this dude:


Frank Capra (May 18, 1897 ? September 3, 1991) was an Italian-American film director and a major creative force behind a number of highly popular films. Born Francesco Rosario Capra in Bisacquino, Sicily, Italy, Capra moved with his family to America in 1903, settling in Los Angeles, California, where he graduated from Throop Institute (later renamed the California Institute of Technology) with a B.S. degree in chemical engineering. On October 18, 1918, he joined the United States Army. While at the Presidio, he got Spanish influenza and was discharged on December 13. In 1920, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. Like other prominent directors of the thirties and forties, Capra began his career in silent films, notably by directing and writing silent film comedies starring Harry Langdon and the Our Gang kids. In 1930 Capra went to work for Mack Sennett and then ...


Only one of the best directors ever.....most people know him for Its a Wonderful Life
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