Frank Capra and the American Dream

Classic holiday film "It's a Wonderful Life" is 70 years old. To celebrate, we're looking back at its director, Frank Capra.
Frank Capra and It's a Wonderful Life

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Monday | 12.19.2016

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Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917 - 2016)

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Zsa Zsa Gabor (Getty Images / Hulton Archive)

Zsa Zsa Gabor, the Hollywood legend and socialite known for her European glamour and her many marriages, died Sunday December 18, 2016 at the age of 99, accordi

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Died December 19

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Hope Lange (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

Hope Lange found stardom in her performance as Selena Cross in "Peyton Place," earning her first Oscar and Golden Globe nominations and making a name for hersel

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Born December 18

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Betty Grable  (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

Betty Grable was one of the biggest stars of the golden age of Hollywood, and her triple-threat skill at acting, singing, and dancing made her perfect for music

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Died December 14

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Peter O'Toole  (Photo by Asher/Express/Getty Images)

Peter O'Toole was nominated a record eight times for an Academy Award and never won, making him the most nominated actor never to have received the coveted stat

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Joe Ligon (1936 - 2016)

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Joe Ligon (Getty)

Joe Ligon, the energetic founder and lead singer of the three-time Grammy-winning gospel group Mighty Clouds of Joy, died Sunday in Georgia, according to multip

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Born December 11

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Big Mama Thornton (Getty)

Big Mama Thornton sang the blues as few others before or since. We remember her life today as well as the lives of other notable people who were born this

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Born December 10

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Michael Clarke Duncan (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Twentieth Century Fox Television)

Michael Clarke Duncan dreamed of acting from an early age, but he was compelled to defer his plans to support his family and ailing mother

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Died December 17

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Jennifer Jones (Getty/Silver Screen)

Jennifer Jones won an Oscar for her portrayal of Christian mystic Bernadette Soubirous in 1943's "The Song of Bernadette." Today we remember Jones and other cel

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Died December 16

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Ray Price (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)

Ray Price had one of the best voices in the history of country music. We remember Price as well as other  notable people who died this day in history

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Bernard Fox (1927 - 2016)

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Bernard Fox (Getty/ABC)

Bernard Fox, the actor known for his role as Dr. Bombay on the sitcom “Bewitched,” died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, according to multiple news sources

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Alan Thicke (1947 - 2016)

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Alan Thicke (Ann Johansson / Corbis via Getty Images)

Alan Thicke, the Canadian actor best known for his role as kind-hearted psychiatrist-dad Jason Seaver on the 1980s family sitcom “Growing Pains,” died Tuesday

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Born December 9

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Redd Foxx (Getty)

Redd Foxx was one of the kings of stand-up comedy in the 1950s, '60s, and '70s, recording more than 50 comedy albums and becoming one of the first black comedia

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Born December 14

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Patty Duke (Getty/ABC)

Patty Duke may be remembered best for playing the teenage twins on the classic sitcom "The Patty Duke Show." We remember Duke's life today as well as the lives

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Herb Weatherwax

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Herb Weatherwax (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy, File)

Herb Weatherwax, a Pearl Harbor survivor who was a greeter at the USS Arizona Memorial, died Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, according to The Associated Press

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Died December 12

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Peter Boyle (Photo by Donato Sardella/WireImage)

Peter Boyle made audiences laugh throughout his Emmy-winning acting career. Today we remember him and other notable people who died this day in history

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Istanbul Bombing Victims

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At least 38 people have died, and 155 were wounded in a pair of bombing attacks in Istanbul, Turkey, according to government officials as reported by CNN.Many o

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Bill Dineen (1932 - 2016)

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Bill Dineen (Bruce Bennett Studios / Getty Images)

Bill Dineen, former professional hockey player and coach, died Saturday, December 10, 2016, at his home in Lake George, New York, according to The Associated Pr

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Joseph Mascolo (1929 - 2016)

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Joseph Mascolo (NBC / NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)

Joseph Mascolo, an actor who was known best for portraying the villainous Stefano DiMera on the daytime soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” died Thursday, Dec