Question: When is the director of film Mr. Deeds Goes To Town 's birthday?

Knowledge 1: Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (a.k.a. A Gentleman Goes to Town and Opera Hat)is a 1936 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Capra, starring Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur in her first featured role.Based on the 1935 short story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland, which appeared in serial form in "The American Magazine", the screenplay was written by Robert Riskin in his fifth collaboration with Frank Capra. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Frank Capra
Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s.Born in Italy and raised in Los Angeles from the age of five, his rags-to-riches story has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American Dream personified."Capra became one of America's most influential directors during the 1930s, winning three Academy Awards for Best Director from six nominations, along with three other Oscar wins from nine nominations in other categories.Among his leading films were "It Happened One Night" (1934), "You Can't Take It with You" (1938), and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939); Capra was nominated as Best Director and as producer for Academy Award for Best Picture on all three films, winning both awards on the first two.During World War II, Capra served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and produced propaganda films, such as the "Why We Fight" series.After World War II, Capra's career declined as his later films, such as "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946), performed poorly when they were first released.In ensuing decades, however, "It's a Wonderful Life" and other Capra films were revisited favorably by critics.Outside of directing, Capra was active in the film industry, engaging in various political and social activities.He served as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, worked alongside the Writers Guild of America, and was head of the Directors Guild of America.
Knowledge 1: Frank Capra
Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s.Born in Italy and raised in Los Angeles from the age of five, his rags-to-riches story has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American Dream personified."Capra became one of America's most influential directors during the 1930s, winning three Academy Awards for Best Director from six nominations, along with three other Oscar wins from nine nominations in other categories.Among his leading films were "It Happened One Night" (1934), "You Can't Take It with You" (1938), and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939); Capra was nominated as Best Director and as producer for Academy Award for Best Picture on all three films, winning both awards on the first two.During World War II, Capra served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and produced propaganda films, such as the "Why We Fight" series.After World War II, Capra's career declined as his later films, such as "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946), performed poorly when they were first released.In ensuing decades, however, "It's a Wonderful Life" and other Capra films were revisited favorably by critics.Outside of directing, Capra was active in the film industry, engaging in various political and social activities.He served as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, worked alongside the Writers Guild of America, and was head of the Directors Guild of America. [SEP] Knowledge 2: You Can't Take It with You (film)
You Can't Take It with You is a 1938 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Capra and starring Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart and Edward Arnold.Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, the film is about a man from a family of rich snobs who becomes engaged to a woman from a good-natured but decidedly eccentric family.The film received two Academy Awards from seven nominations: Best Picture and Best Director for Frank Capra.This was Capra's third Oscar for Best Director in just five years, following "It Happened One Night" (1934) and "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936).It was also the highest-grossing picture of the year.
Knowledge 1: Frank Capra
Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s.Born in Italy and raised in Los Angeles from the age of five, his rags-to-riches story has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American Dream personified."Capra became one of America's most influential directors during the 1930s, winning three Academy Awards for Best Director from six nominations, along with three other Oscar wins from nine nominations in other categories.Among his leading films were "It Happened One Night" (1934), "You Can't Take It with You" (1938), and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939); Capra was nominated as Best Director and as producer for Academy Award for Best Picture on all three films, winning both awards on the first two.During World War II, Capra served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and produced propaganda films, such as the "Why We Fight" series.After World War II, Capra's career declined as his later films, such as "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946), performed poorly when they were first released.In ensuing decades, however, "It's a Wonderful Life" and other Capra films were revisited favorably by critics.Outside of directing, Capra was active in the film industry, engaging in various political and social activities.He served as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, worked alongside the Writers Guild of America, and was head of the Directors Guild of America. [SEP] Knowledge 2: Clarence Budington Kelland
Clarence Budington" Bud" Kelland( July 11, 1881 – February 18, 1964) was an American writer.He once described himself as" the best second- rate writer in America".Although largely forgotten now, Kelland had a long career as a writer of fiction and short stories, stretching from 1913 to 1960.He was published in many magazines, including" The Saturday Evening Post" and" The American Magazine".A prolific writer, his output included sixty novels and some two hundred short stories.His best known juvenile works were the Mark Tidd series and the Catty Atkins series, while his best known adult work was the Scattergood Baines series.Other notable adult books by Kelland include" Conflict"( 1920)," Rhoda Fair"( 1925)," Hard Money"( 1930)," Arizona"( 1939), and" Dangerous Angel"( 1953).Kelland was the" literary idol" of the teenaged John O' Hara.He was referred to in a 1995 installment of Harlan Ellison's television commentary, Harlan Ellison's Watching for the program Sci- Fi Buzz, wherein Ellison laments what he perceives as a prevailing cultural illiteracy Kelland's work resulted in some thirty Hollywood movies, including" Speak Easily"( 1932) starring Buster Keaton." Opera Hat", a serial from" The American Magazine", was the basis for the film" Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"( 1936) starring Gary Cooper." Opera Hat" later was turned into the short- lived television series" Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"( 1969 – 70), and the movie" Mr. Deeds"( 2002).One of Kelland's best- known characters was featured in the" Scattergood Baines" series of six films from 1941 to 1943, starring Guy Kibbee.

Answer: May 18, 1897