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Francis Ford Coppola: Biography

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Birth Name: Francis Ford Coppola
Birth Place: Detroit, MI
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/07/1939, Aries
Profession: Director; producer; writer

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Francis Ford Coppola Fast Facts:

Worked as an assistant to low-budget director Roger Corman while in graduate school, serving as writer, editor and dialogue director.
Directed a soft-core Western called Tonight for Sure in 1962.
Befriended George Lucas while in film school and helped arrange financing for the future Star Wars' helmer's first feature, 1971's THX-1138. Coppola also produced Lucas' breakthrough film, 1973's American Graffiti.
Nearly went bankrupt after putting up $16 million of his own money to make the 1979 classic Apocalypse Now.
Like the Hustons (Walter, John and Anjelica), there are three generations of Oscar winners in the family: Coppola; his daughter, Sofia Coppola; his father, Carmine Coppola; and nephew Nicolas Cage.
Owns the Niebaum-Coppola Estate Winery in California's Napa Valley.

Francis Ford Coppola Relationships:
August Coppola - Brother
Carmine Coppola - Father
Christopher Coppola - Nephew
Eleanor Coppola - Wife
Gian-Carlo Coppola - Son
Italia Coppola - Mother
Jason Schwartzman - Nephew
Marc Coppola - Nephew
Nicolas Cage - Nephew
Robert Schwartzman - Nephew
Roman Coppola - Son
Sofia Coppola - Daughter
Talia Shire - Sister
Francis Ford Coppola Awards:
1970 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Winner
1972 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Winner
1974 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Winner
1979 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
1974 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
1973 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
1975 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1975 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1980 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
1985 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1973 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Winner
1975 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
1975 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
1991 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
1991 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Miniseries - Nominee
1998 Emmy: Outstanding Miniseries - Nominee
1972 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1974 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
1979 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1990 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
1973 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
1974 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Winner
1974 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
1979 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
1990 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
College:
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY (BA in Drama, 1960); University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (MFA in Film, 1967)