Frank Robert Capra was a Sicilian-born American film director. He immigrated to the U.S. when he was six, and eventually became a creative force behind major award-winning films during the 1930′s and 1940′s. His rags-to-riches story has made many think of him as the “American Dream Personified.” He worked his way through college, then enlisted in the Army, but was sent home after contracting the Spanish flu. While out of work he saw an ad for work in the film industry. He eventually did everything..property man, film cutter, title writer and assistant director. As a director he won 3 Best Director Oscars. It Happened One Night (1934) was the first film to win all of the 5 top Oscars. His feelings about his work, “My films must let every man, woman, and child know that God loves them, that I love them, and that peace and salvation will become a reality only when they all learn to love each other.” He died December 19, 2007
