Life and work
Frank Capra was an Italian-born American film director. Born: 18 May 1897. Died: 3 September 1991. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: Kingdom of Italy, Italy and United States.
Director · Writer/Creator · Producer · 1897–1991
Frank Capra
Frank Capra was an Italian-born American film director. Born on 18 May 1897, this profile follows Frank Capra through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). The location trail reaches Beverly Hills High School. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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It’s a Wonderful Life · Beverly Hills High School
Frank Capra is credited as director, writer and producer on It’s a Wonderful Life. The work’s existing location story leads to Beverly Hills High School. The dance-floor scene used the school’s Swim Gym, whose basketball court opens over a swimming pool. The pin marks the school campus.
It’s a Wonderful Life — credits ↗︎Beverly Hills High School: history, location and cultural connections ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
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Beverly Hills High School ↗︎
It’s a Wonderful Life
The dance-floor scene used the school’s Swim Gym, whose basketball court opens over a swimming pool. The pin marks the school campus.
Beverly Hills High School: history, location and cultural connections ↗︎
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Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1897-05-18 1991-09-03
Born 18 May 1897
Died 3 September 1991
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
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It’s a Wonderful Life
Frank Capra
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
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PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
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Donna Reed ↗︎
Donna Reed was an American film and television actress. Born on 27 January 1921, this profile follows Donna Reed through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). The location trail reaches Beverly Hills High School. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Lionel Barrymore ↗︎
Lionel Barrymore was an American actor, director and screenwriter. Born on 28 April 1878, this profile follows Lionel Barrymore through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). The location trail reaches Beverly Hills High School. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Gloria Grahame ↗︎
Gloria Grahame was an American actress. Born on 28 November 1923, this profile follows Gloria Grahame through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) and In a Lonely Place (1950). The location trail reaches Beverly Hills High School and Beverly Hills City Hall. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.