From the good pen of Garrison Keillor commemorating the birthday of Theresas imaginary partner-in-crime Frank Capra. Thanks to Webmaster Robin for the lead to The Writers Almanac! Its the birthday of film producer, director, and three-time Academy Award winner Frank Capra, born in Bisacquino, Sicily (1897). He moved with his family to Los Angeles when he was a young boy, and he worked odd jobs until he finally landed work at Columbia studios. In 1928, he signed a contract with the studio and began making his signature films, which include It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), You Cant Take It With You (1938), Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) and Its a Wonderful Life (1946). Capra said, I wanted to glorify the average man, not the guy at the top, not the politician, not the banker, just the ordinary guy whose strength I admire, whose survivability I admire.
Posted on: Mon, 19 May 2014 23:10:34 +0000
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