Producer
Frank Capra, Jr.
Born March 20, 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USADied December 19, 200714 films
Frank Warner Capra, known as Frank Capra Jr., was an American film and television producer. He was one of the three children of film director Frank Capra and his second wife, Lucille. His own sons, Frank Capra III and Jonathan Capra, are assistant directors.
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At the time of his death, Capra Jr. was president of EUE/Screen Gems studio, which he had helped to found in Wilmington, North Carolina, in the mid-1980s, and a member of the North Carolina Film Council.
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Filmography
14 films- 1985Marie: A True StoryProducer
- 1984FirestarterProducer
- 1982The SeductionExecutive Producer
- 1982Vice SquadExecutive Producer
- 1981An Eye for an EyeProducer
- 1980The Black MarbleProducer
- 1978Born AgainProducer
- 1977Billy Jack Goes to WashingtonProducer
- 1973Battle for the Planet of the ApesAssociate Producer
- 1973Tom SawyerAssociate Producer
- 1972Conquest of the Planet of the ApesAssociate Producer
- 1972Play It Again, SamAssociate Producer
- 1971Escape from the Planet of the ApesAssociate Producer
- 1969MaroonedAssociate Producer