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- immigrated from Sicily when he was 6
- directed Harry Langdon comedies Strong Man (1926) and Long Pants (1927)
- directed screwball comedies Platinum Blonde (1931) with Jean Harlow, Loretta Young, and Robert Williams; It Happened One Night (1934) with Clark Gable and Claudet Colbert; and You Can’t Take It With You (1938) with James Stewart and Jean Arthur
- Directed optimistic dramas in which ordinary individuals triumph over evil: Mr Deeds Goes to Town (1936), Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)