Film producer son of a Hollywood legend
Ronald Bergan
Tuesday April 1, 2008
The Guardian
It is an undeniable fact that in Hollywood, those with the word "junior" appended to their names have to endure unfavourable comparisons with those whose names they bear. The sons of Lon Chaney, Douglas Fairbanks, Samuel Goldwyn or William Wellman had successes in their various fields, but would never truly make names for themselves. Frank Capra Jr, who has died of prostate cancer aged 73, was no exception.
Although he established himself as a well-respected producer, president of a film company and teacher of film studies, he would inevitably always be seen as "the son of ..." This was something he happily recognised by participating in documentaries and seminars about his father, and screening, every Christmas, his family's own 35mm print of It's a Wonderful Life (1946) at the University of North Carolina, where he taught... [Article continues]
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