Frank Capra

Capra became one of America\'s most influential directors during the 1930s, winning three Academy Awards for Best Director from six nominations, along with three other Oscar wins from nine nominations in other categories. Among his leading films were It Happened One Night (1934), You Can\'t Take It with You (1938), and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939); Capra was nominated as Best Director and as producer for Academy Award for Best Picture on all three films, winning both awards on the first two. During World War II, Capra served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and produced propaganda films, such as the Why We Fight series.\n', '

\n', 'After World War II, Capra\'s career declined as his later films, such as It\'s a Wonderful Life (1946), performed poorly when they were first released. In ensuing decades, however, It\'s a Wonderful Life and other Capra films were revisited favorably by c…