Francis Ford Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola
Coppola at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	(1939-04-07) April 7, 1939 (age 85) Detroit, Michigan, United States
Nationality	American
Education	Great Neck North High School
Alma mater	Hofstra University
Occupations	Movie director producer screenwriter
Years active	1962–present
Spouse	Eleanor Jessie Neil ​ ​ (m. 1963; died 2024)​
Children	Gian-Carlo Roman Sofia
Parent(s)	Carmine Coppola Italia Coppola
Relatives	August Coppola (brother) Talia Shire (sister) Nicolas Cage (nephew) Christopher Coppola (nephew) Anton Coppola (uncle) Gia Coppola (granddaughter)

Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is an American director and movie producer. He directed the Godfather trilogy and the Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now. He is part of the group called the New Hollywood. This group includes Martin Scorsese, Terrence Malick, Robert Altman, Woody Allen, William Friedkin, Philip Kaufman, and George Lucas. In the 1970s they made movies in a different way.^[1][2]

Coppola was born in Detroit. At age two, he moved to Woodside, Queens, New York City.

Many of his relatives are famous. Actor Nicolas Cage is his nephew. Actress Talia Shire is his sister. Sofia Coppola is his daughter. Roman Coppola is his son. His first child Gian-Carlo Coppola died in 1986.

Coppola was married to Eleanor Jessie Neil from 1963 until her death in 2024.

1. ↑ "Francis Ford Coppola biography". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
2. ↑ "The kid stays in the Picture". Archived from the original on 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2010-10-21.