FRANK CAPRA - COLLECTION WITH JAMES "JIMMY" STEWART - HFSID 91145

FRANK CAPRA and JAMES "JIMMY" STEWART. Comprises: (1) FRANK CAPRA. Inscribed signature: "To Larry/Frank Capra", 4x3½. Fine condition. (2) JAMES "JIMMY" STEWART. Photograph signed: "James Stewart". B/w, 7x9. Fine condition. Stewart is depicted with Capra in an off-screen scene of their discussion of the script on the set of It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Frank Capra, born Francesco Rosario Capra in Sicily, was the winner of three Best Director Academy Awards: It Happened One Night (1934), Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936), and You Can't Take It With You (1938). He enjoyed total creative freedom on his sets andalso directed among others, Lost Horizon (1937), Meet John Doe (1941), and It's A Wonderful Life (1946). He was the first Hollywood director to have his name precede a film's title. James "Jimmy" Stewart (1908-1997) starred in more recognized masterpieces of the American cinema than any other actor. In 1940, he won the Best Actor Academy Award for The Philadelphia Story,and he was nominated for Oscars in the same category for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939), It's A Wonderful Life (1946), Harvey (1950) and Anatomy of a Murder (1959). Stewart, who was awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 1984, also appeared in You Can't Take It With You, Destry Rides Again, Winchester 73, Rear Window, The Glenn Miller Story, The Greatest Show on Earth and a long list of other features. Two items. Framed to an overall size of 23¼x17¾.