Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Frank Capra across 4 places, from 1897 to 1941.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-born American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was the creative force behind several major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Frank Capra is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Frank Capra was documented, and when
18 May 1897exact date
Bisacquinoattested“Capra was born Francesco Rosario Capra on May 18, 1897, in Bisacquino, a village near Palermo, Sicily, Italy.”source: Wikipedia: Frank Capra
18 May 1897exact date
Palermoattested“Capra was born Francesco Rosario Capra on May 18, 1897, in Bisacquino, a village near Palermo, Sicily, Italy.”source: Wikipedia: Frank Capra
7 December 1941exact date
United Statesattested“Meet John Doe, then, was an attempt to work out his own fears and questions." Within four days of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Capra quit his successful directing career in Hollywood and received a commission…”source: Wikipedia: Frank Capra
7 December 1941exact date
Hollywoodattested“Meet John Doe, then, was an attempt to work out his own fears and questions." Within four days of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Capra quit his successful directing career in Hollywood and received a commission…”source: Wikipedia: Frank Capra
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1903year
United Statesmentioned“He notes that the English word "capricious" derives from it, "evoking the animal's skittish temperament", adding that "the name neatly expresses two aspects of Frank Capra's personality: emotionalism and obstinacy." In 1903, when he was…”source: Wikipedia: Frank Capra
1927 to 1929period
Hollywoodmentioned“Many in Hollywood considered sound a threat to the industry and hoped it would pass quickly; McBride notes that "Capra was not one of them." When he saw Al Jolson singing in The Jazz Singer in 1927, considered the first talkie, Capra rec…”source: Wikipedia: Frank Capra
1942 to 1945period
Americamentioned“One colonel explained the importance of these future films to Capra: During his first meeting with General Marshall, Capra was told his mission: Capra ended up directing a seven-episode Why We Fight series: Prelude to War (1942), The Naz…”source: Wikipedia: Frank Capra
1945year
Germanymentioned“Capra also directed, uncredited, the 13-minute film Your Job in Germany (1945), which was meant for US troops headed to Allied-occupied Germany.”source: Wikipedia: Frank Capra
April 1949month
New Yorkmentioned“Six hundred forty items from his "distinguished library" were sold by Parke-Bernet Galleries at auction in New York in April 1949, realizing $68,000 ($ today).”source: Wikipedia: Frank Capra
1950 to 1971period
Hollywoodmentioned“Film historian Michael Medved agreed with Capra, noting that he walked away from the movie business because "he refused to adjust to the cynicism of the new order." In his autobiography, written in 1971, Capra expressed his feelings abou…”source: Wikipedia: Frank Capra
1952year
Hollywoodmentioned“By 1952, at the age of 55, Capra effectively retired from Hollywood filmmaking; he shifted to working with the California Institute of Technology, his alma mater, to produce educational films on science topics.”source: Wikipedia: Frank Capra
3 September 1991exact date
La Quinta, Californiamentioned“On September 3, 1991, he died of a heart attack in his sleep at his home in La Quinta, California, at the age of 94.”source: Wikipedia: Frank Capra
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