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Frank Warner Capra (March 20, 1934 – December 19, 2007), known as Frank Capra Jr., was an American film and television producer. He was one of the three children of film director
Frank Capra Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-born American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s ...
and his second wife, Lucille Warner. His own sons, Frank Capra III and Jonathan Capra, are assistant directors. At the time of his death, Capra Jr. was president of
EUE/Screen Gems EUE/Screen Gems Ltd. is an American film and television studio production company that owns and operates facilities in Wilmington, North Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; and Miami, Florida. The company collaborates with other studios and producers fo ...
studio, which he had helped to found in
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, in the mid-1980s, and a member of the North Carolina Film Council.


Death

Capra Jr. died on December 19, 2007, aged 73, at a hospital in
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, after a long battle with
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.


Filmography

*''Mark Twain's Greatest Adventure: 'It's a Matter of Time (2005) (
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) ( producer) *''Queen City Blowout'' (2003) (
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) *''
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'' (2000) ( producer) *'' Death Before Dishonor'' (1987) (
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) *''
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'' (1985) ( producer) *'' Firestarter'' (1984) ( producer) *'' The Seduction'' (1982) (
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'' (1982) (
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) *''High Hopes: The Capra Years'' (1981) (TV) ( producer) *''
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'' (1981) ( producer) *''The Black Marble'' (1980) ( producer) *''
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'' (1978) ( producer) *''
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'' (1977) ( producer) *''Trapped Beneath the Sea'' (1974) (TV) ( producer) *''
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'' (1973) (
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) *''
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'' (1973/I) (
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) *''
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes ''Conquest of the Planet of the Apes'' is a 1972 American science fiction film directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by Paul Dehn. It is the fourth of five films in the original ''Planet of the Apes'' series produced by Arthur P. Jacobs. The f ...
'' (1972) (
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) *'' Play It Again, Sam'' (1972) (
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) *''
Escape from the Planet of the Apes ''Escape from the Planet of the Apes'' is a 1971 American science fiction film directed by Don Taylor and written by Paul Dehn. It stars Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman and Ricardo Montalbán. It is the third of five films in the or ...
'' (1971) (
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) *''
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'' (1969) (
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)


References

* Fox, Margalit
"Frank Capra Jr., Movie and TV Producer, Dies at 73"
''New York Times.'' December 22, 2007.


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Capra, Frank Jr. 1934 births 2007 deaths Businesspeople from Los Angeles American people of Italian descent American film producers Deaths from prostate cancer Deaths from cancer in Pennsylvania 20th-century American businesspeople