was one of three children born to the director Frank Capra and Lucille Rayburn Warner Capra of Los Angeles, CA.
With the ownership of the facility by the Cooney family, along with the leadership of Capra, Jr., EUE Screen Gems Studios and Wilmington have become the largest film production center east of California.įrank Capra, Jr. His dedicated service to the community benefited the greater Wilmington area as well as the film industry." "He had a smile that lit up a room every time you saw him," said Bill Vassar, long time Executive Vice President of EUE Screen Gems Studios," He was well known for his generous spirit. "With his Hollywood pedigree and extensive experience as a producer, Frank was the perfect ambassador to Hollywood," said Chris Cooney, Chief Operating Officer of EUE Screen Gems LTD, "He will be missed as a friend and a colleague."
They brought Frank back to the city he loved and named him President of EUE Screen Gems Studios. became a fixture in Wilmington when the Cooney family purchased the facility in 1997.
EUE SCREEN GEMS LTD SERIES
He was a producer of early television series including "Gunsmoke", "The Rifleman", "Hazel" and "Dennis the Menace." In addition, he served as President of Avco-Embassy Pictures in the 1970's.įrank Capra Jr. He produced three "Planet of the Ape" sequels and was the associate director for "Pocketful of Miracles" working alongside his father, legendary director Frank Capra. He was a part of the producing team for "Play It Again Sam", a Woody Allen picture.
EUE SCREEN GEMS LTD PLUS
Other productions produced in Wilmington include CBS's Under the Dome, HBO's Eastbound and Down, and the Fox Network's Sleepy Hollow plus 2013 box office #1 films Iron Man 3, The Conjuring, and We're the Millers. The CW Television Network show One Tree Hill, The WB's Dawson's Creek and over 300 films, commercials and television projects have been shot at the Wilmington studios.In 2015, EUE/Screen Gems opened the Viacom International Studios in Miami, Florida. A number of television series, films and commercials have already been filmed, or are currently filmed, at the new studio. In addition to refurbishing and using the historic structures already on the property, the company has built a 37,500-square-foot (3,480 m 2 ) sound stage.
EUE SCREEN GEMS LTD TV
In 2010, EUE/Screen Gems signed a 50-year lease with the City of Atlanta, Georgia to use the historic Lakewood Fairgrounds as a film and TV production studio. The studio is a 37,500-square-foot (3,480 m 2 ) columnless structure with a 50x50圆 foot 90,000 gallon special effects water tank. In May 2009 EUE/Screen Gems Studios opened a 10th "Dream Stage" in Wilmington.
In 1996, EUE/Screen Gems would acquire the Wilmington Studios from Carolco (which entered bankruptcy proceedings) and renamed it EUE/Screen Gems Studios. It operated under the name DEG ( De Laurentiis Entertainment Group), until 1990 when it was purchased by Carolco Pictures. In 1984, producer Dino De Laurentiis purchased a studio facility in Wilmington. At that time EUE/Screen Gems and the New York production facility were sold to longtime Columbia Pictures executive George Cooney. In 1982, Columbia Pictures was sold to Coca-Cola. The commercial company was incorporated into Screen Gems (the then television production division of Columbia Pictures) and renamed "EUE/Screen Gems". In 1965, Columbia Pictures acquired a fifty percent interest in the New York-based commercial production company EUE (Elliot, Unger and Elliot) Mike Elliot and brother Steve Elliot directed while William Unger handled the business end.
0 kommentar(er)
