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*** ,1939
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84 years old
Zodiac Sign
Aries
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Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He was a central figure in the New Hollywood filmmaking movement of the 1960s and 1970s, and is widely considered to be one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. His accolades include five Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Palmes d'Or, and a British Academy Film Award. After directing The Rain People in 1969, Coppola co-wrote Patton, earning the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay along with Edmund H. North. Coppola's reputation as a filmmaker was cemented with the release of The Godfather. The film revolutionized movie-making in the gangster genre and was adored by the public and critics alike. The Godfather won three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The Godfather Part II, which followed in 1974, became the first sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
BornApril 7, 1939, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materHofstra University (BA), University of California, Los Angeles (MFA)
OccupationDirector, producer, writer
Years active1962–present
Political partyDemocratic
ChildrenGian-Carlo Coppola, Roman Coppola, Sofia Coppola
Parent(s)Carmine Coppola, Italia Pennino
RelativesAugust Coppola (brother), Talia Shire (sister), Jason Schwartzman (nephew), Nicolas Cage (nephew), Gia Coppola (granddaughter)
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About Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola

Director Francis Ford Coppola was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States on April 7, 1939. He's 84 years old today.

He is best known for directing Movie The Godfather in 1972, for which he won Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture. He also directed Movie The Godfathers Parts II and III, as well as Movie Actor Martin Sheen and Movie Actor Marlon Brando in the Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now.

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Francis Ford Coppola before becoming famous

Francis Ford Coppola was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1939 is also the year of Rabbit (兔) in the Chinese Zodiac.

As a child, he suffered polio and was forced to stay in bed for extended periods of time. He moved on to Hofstra College to study drama and UCLA to study cinema.

Achievement of Francis Ford Coppola

The Conversation, which he directed in 1974, received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.

Francis Ford Coppola's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

On February 2, 1963, he married Film Producer Eleanor Coppola. Their oldest son Gian-Carlo Coppola was killed in a speedboating accident at the age of 22 and they also have two other children who became directors, Director Roman Coppola and Director Sofia Coppola.

Eleanor Coppola, 87 (Film Producer)
Eleanor Coppola, 87

Film Producer
Sofia Coppola, 52 (Director)
Sofia Coppola, 52

Director
Roman Coppola, 58 (Director)
Roman Coppola, 58

Director

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In 1983, he made two films based on the novels The Outsiders and Rumble Fish by Young Adult Author S.E. Hinton. Both films featured Movie Actor Matt Dillon and Movie Actress Diane Lane in leading roles.

Matt Dillon, 60 (Movie Actor)
Matt Dillon, 60

Movie Actor
S.E. Hinton, 75 (Young Adult Author)
S.E. Hinton, 75

Young Adult Author
Diane Lane, 59 (Movie Actress)
Diane Lane, 59

Movie Actress

Francis Ford Coppola Income & Net worth

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Francis Ford Coppola Height and Weight

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Latest information about Francis Ford Coppola updated on March 09 2023.