Frank Capra, Jr.

Frank Capra, Jr.

Infobox actor
name = Frank Capra, Jr.
birthdate = March 20 1934
birthplace =
deathdate = December 19, 2007
deathplace = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
othername =
occupation = Film producer
yearsactive = 1969 – 2007
imdb_id = 0135581

Frank Capra, Jr. (March 20 1934 – December 19, 2007) was an American movie studio executive and one of the three children of the film director Frank Capra and his second wife Lou Capra.

He was president of EUE Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina and a member of the North Carolina Film Council. Like his father and other family members (son Frank Capra III), Capra Jr. entered into show business. He was a producer of various TV movies and motion pictures mostly in the 1970s and 1980s.

Capra died the night of December 19, 2007 at a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 73 years old.

Filmography

*"Mark Twain's Greatest Adventure: 'It's a Matter of Time"' (2005) (pre-production) (producer)
*"Queen City Blowout" (2003) (executive producer)
*"Waterproof" (1999) (producer)
*"Death Before Dishonor" (1987) (executive producer)
*"Marie" (1985) (producer)
*"Firestarter" (1984) (producer)
*"The Seduction" (1982) (executive producer)
*"Vice Squad" (1982) (executive producer)
*"High Hopes: The Capra Years" (1981) (TV) (producer)
*"An Eye for an Eye" (1981) (producer)
*"The Black Marble" (1980) (producer)
*"Born Again" (1978) (producer)
*"Billy Jack Goes to Washington" (1977) (producer)
*"Trapped Beneath the Sea" (1974) (TV) (producer)
*"Battle for the Planet of the Apes" (1973) (associate producer)
*"Tom Sawyer" (1973/I) (associate producer)
*"Conquest of the Planet of the Apes" (1972) (associate producer)
*"Play It Again, Sam" (1972) (associate producer)
*"Escape from the Planet of the Apes" (1971) (associate producer)
*"Marooned" (1969) (associate producer)

References

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/22/arts/22capra.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries&oref=slogin Fox, Margalit. "Frank Capra Jr., Movie and TV Producer, Dies at 73"] "The New York Times", December 22, 2007
*WRAL.com. [http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/2200472/ Frank Capra, Jr. Credits] . Retrieved Dec. 20, 2007.

External links

*imdb name|id=0135581|name=Frank Capra Jr.

Persondata
NAME= Capra Jr., Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Film producer
DATE OF BIRTH= March 20 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH=
DATE OF DEATH= December 19, 2007
PLACE OF DEATH= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA


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