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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Thursday | 12.22.2016

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Fran Jeffries (1937 - 2016)

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Fran Jeffries (Getty)

Fran Jeffries, a nightclub singer with a silky voice and an actress who performed a provocative samba dance in 1963's "The Pink Panther," died Thursday, Dec

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Born December 20

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John Spencer (Photo by Michael Caulfield/WireImage)

John Spencer was known best for his Emmy-winning performance on "The West Wing" as White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry, which he played until his death of a

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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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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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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 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