Historical clue formulations

• Frank who directed "It's a Wonderful Life" — 2025-09-30
• Frank who directed "It's a Wonderful Life" — 2023-02-21
• Director Frank — 2022-07-03
• "You Can't Take It With You" director, 1938 — 2020-04-03
• Frank who directed "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" — 2016-11-22
• Director of the first film to win all five top Oscars (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay) — 2016-11-12
• Frank who directed "It's a Wonderful Life" — 2016-07-25
• Frank who directed "It's a Wonderful Life" — 2015-04-27
• Frank who directed "It Happened One Night" — 2014-10-14
• "It Happened One Night" director — 2013-01-13
• "Prelude to War" documentarian, 1943 — 2013-01-04
• "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" director — 2012-12-11
• "State of the Union" director, 1948 — 2012-11-29
• Three-time Best Director in the 1930s — 2012-04-01
• Frank with six Oscars — 2011-09-07
• "Meet John Doe" director, 1941 — 2010-04-17
• "It Happened One Night" director — 2008-06-08
• "Lady for a Day" director, 1933 — 2007-10-27
• "Ladies of Leisure" director — 2007-06-14
• Film director Frank — 2007-02-12
• "The Name Above the Title" autobiographer, 1971 — 2006-04-15
• Frank who directed "It's a Wonderful Life" — 2006-01-17
• "Meet John Doe" director — 2005-10-16
• "Broadway Bill" director, 1934 — 2005-06-03
• "Meet John Doe" director — 2005-02-05
• Three-time Best Director — 2003-11-21
• Best Director of 1934, '36 and '38 — 2003-05-11
• Frank who directed "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" — 2003-04-14
• Director who won his first 56-Down in 1934 — 2002-10-07
• "Arsenic and Old Lace" director — 2001-12-21
• "Arsenic and Old Lace" director, 1944 — 2001-10-07
• 1930's director with three Oscars — 2000-07-19
• Three-time Oscar-winning director — 2000-02-24
• Film maker Frank — 1999-04-01
• His last film was "Pocketful of Miracles" — 1999-01-09
• "It's a Wonderful Life" director Frank — 1998-10-19
• His last work was "Pocketful of Miracles," 1961 — 1997-08-15
• Three-time Oscar-winning director — 1997-02-21
• Three-time Oscar director — 1995-07-12
• "Lost Horizon" director — 1993-11-26