He was born in 1939 in Detroit, USA, but he grew up in a New York suburb in a creative, supportive Italian-American family. His father, Carmine Coppola, was a composer and musician. His mother, Italia Coppola, had been an actress. Francis Ford Coppola graduated with a degree in drama from Hofstra University...See full bio »
1975The 47th Annual Academy Awards
(TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Picture/Best Director/Best Adapted Screenplay/Nominee: Best Picture & Best Original Screenplay/Accepting Best Actor in a Supporting Role Award for Robert De Niro
[on Marlon Brando] Brando wants to do what you want, but he wants people to be honest and not try to manipulate him.
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Trivia:
Was involved in both movies that his father, Carmine Coppola, and his daughter, Sofia Coppola, won Oscars: he was the director of
The Godfather: Part II, which won his father an Oscar for "Best Music, Original Dramatic Score", and he was the executive producer of
Lost in Translation, which won his daughter the Oscar for "Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen".
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