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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brian Patrick Clarke to Charlotte Cornwell
Francis Ford Coppola Biography (1939-)
Born April 7, 1939, in Detroit, MI; son of Carmine (a musician and composer)and Italia (an actress; maiden name, Pennino) Coppola; brother of Talia Shire(an actress); married Eleanor Neil (an artist), February 1963; children: Sophia (an actress and filmmaker), Gian-Carlo (died, 1987), Roman (an actor). Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Contact: c/o Zoetrope Studios, 916 Kearny St., San Francisco, CA 94133-5107.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer, editor, screenwriter, composer
- Birth Details
- April 7, 1939
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
- Script adapter (1962 U.S. version), Sadko (also know as The Magic Voyage of Sinbad), 1953
- Producer/scenarist (U.S. version) and (as Thomas Colchart) director (re-edited version with new footage), Nebo zovyot (also known as Battlebeyond the Sun,
The Heavens Call,
The Sky Calls, and TheSky Is Calling), 1960
- (With Fritz Umgelter) Director, The Playgirls and the Bellboy (also known as The Bellboy and the Playgirls and Mit Eva fing die Suende an), United Producers, 1962
- Director and producer, Tonight for Sure (also known as Tonite for Sure and Wide Open Spaces), Premier, 1962
- Assistant director, The Premature Burial, American International Pictures, 1962
- Dialogue coach, The Tower of London, United Artists, 1962
- Picture vehicle driver, War Hunt, 1962
- Sound recorder and second unit director, The Young Racers, American International Pictures, 1963
- Associate producer, and (uncredited) director and second unit director, The Terror (also known as Lady of the Shadows,
The Castle ofTerror, and The Haunting), American International Pictures, 1963
- (As Francis Coppola) Director, Dementia 13 (also known as The Haunted and the Hunted), American International Pictures, 1963
- Dialogue director, The Haunted Palace (also known as Edgar Allan Poe's The Haunted Palace and The Haunted Village), 1963
- Producer, I Am Cuba, 1964
- Director, You're a Big Boy Now, Seven Arts, 1966
- Director, Finian's Rainbow, Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1968
- Director, The Rain People, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
- Producer, The Making of "The Rain People," 1969
- Executive producer, THX-1138, Warner Bros., 1971
- Director, The Godfather (also known as Mario Puzo's The Godfather), Paramount, 1972
- (With Gary Kurtz) Producer, American Graffiti, Universal, 1973
- Director and (with Gray Frederickson and Fred Roos) producer, The Godfather, Part II (also known as Mario Puzo's The Godfather: Part II), Paramount, 1974
- Director and producer, The Conversation, Paramount, 1974
- (As Francis Coppola) Director and producer, Apocalypse Now (also known as Apocalypse Now Redux), United Artists, 1979
- Executive producer, The Black Stallion, United Artists, 1979
- (With George Lucas) Executive producer: international version, Kagemusha (also known as The Double,
Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior),
Kagemusha the Shadow Warrior, and Shadow Warrior), 1980
- Executive producer, Hammett, Warner Bros., 1982
- Executive producer, The Escape Artist, Warner Bros., 1982
- Director, One from the Heart, Columbia, 1982
- Director and executive producer, Rumble Fish, Universal, 1983
- (As Francis Coppola) Director and producer, The Outsiders, WarnerBros., 1983
- Executive producer, The Black Stallion Returns, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
- Executive producer, Koyaanisqatsi (also known as Koyaanisqatsi:Life Out of Balance), 1983
- (As Francis Coppola) Director, The Cotton Club, Orion, 1984
- (With Lucas) Executive producer, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters(also known as Mishima), Warner Bros., 1985
- (Uncredited) Assistant to director, Return to Oz, 1985
- Director, Peggy Sue Got Married, TriStar, 1986
- Director, Captain Eo, 1986
- (As Francis Coppola) Director and (with Michael I. Levy) producer, Gardens of Stone, TriStar, 1987
- Executive producer, Tough Guys Don't Dance, Cannon, 1987
- Executive producer, Lionheart (also known as Lionheart: The Children's Crusade), Orion, 1987
- Executive producer, Barfly, Cannon, 1987
- Director, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, Paramount, 1988
- Executive producer, Powaqqatsi (also known as Powaqqatsi: Lifein Transformation), 1988
- (As Francis Coppola) Director, "Life without Zoe," New York Stories, Buena Vista, 1989
- (Uncredited) Executive producer, Wait Until Spring, Bandini (alsoknown as Aspetta primavera Bandini,
Bandini,
John Fante's Wait Until Spring, Bandini, and Le ragioni del cuore), 1989
- Director and producer, The Godfather, Part III (also known as Mario Puzo's The Godfather: Part III), Paramount, 1990
- Director and producer, Bram Stoker's Dracula (also known as Dracula), Columbia, 1992
- Executive producer, Wind, TriStar, 1992
- Executive producer, The Secret Garden, Warner Bros., 1993
- Producer, The Junky's Christmas, 1993
- Producer, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (also known as Frankenstein), TriStar, 1994
- Producer, Don Juan DeMarco, New Line Cinema, 1995
- Executive producer, Haunted, October Films, 1995
- Executive producer, My Family, Mi Familia (also known as Cafe con leche and East L.A.), New Line Cinema, 1995
- Director and producer, Jack, Buena Vista, 1996
- Director and executive producer, John Grisham's The Rainmaker (also known as The Rainmaker), Paramount, 1997
- Executive producer, Buddy, Columbia, 1997
- Producer, Lanai-Loa (also known as Lani Loa: The Passage),1998
- Producer, The Florentine, Bcb Productions, Inc., 1999
- Producer, The Virgin Suicides (also known as Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicide), 1999
- Executive producer, The Third Miracle, Sony Pictures Classics, 1999
- Executive producer, Goosed, 1999
- Executive producer, Sleepy Hollow, 1999
- (Uncredited) Editor and (uncredited) director, Supernova, 2000
- (Uncredited) Editor, The Fantasticks, 2000
- Executive producer and editor, Suriyothai, New Line Cinema, 2001
- Executive producer, CQ, United Artists, 2001
- Executive producer, No Such Thing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2001
- Executive producer, Jeepers Creepers (also known as JEEpERs CrEEpers), United Artists, 2001
- Executive producer, Pumpkin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2002
- Executive producer, Assassination Tango, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
- Executive producer, The Legend of Suryiothai, Sony Pictures Classics, 2003
- Executive producer, Jeepers Creepers II, United Artists, 2003
- Producer, On the Road, United Artists, 2003
- Director, Megalopolis, DreamWorks, 2003
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Film Appearances
- (Uncredited) Army truck driver, War Hunt, 1962
- (Uncredited) The Young Racers, 1963
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Filmmaker (also known as Filmmaker: A Diary by George Lucas), 1968
- (Uncredited) Himself, The Lion Roars Again, 1975
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The Godfather Comes to Sixth St., 1975
- Himself, Cultural Celebrities, 1979
- (Uncredited) Member of television camera crew, Apocalypse Now (also known as Apocalypse Now Redux), United Artists, 1979
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American Mythologies, 1981
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Hollywood Mavericks, 1990
- Himself, The Unauthorized Star Wars Story, Visual Entertainment, 1999
- (Uncredited) Himself, R2-D2: Beneath the Dome, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
- Himself, Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig, New LineHome Video, 2001
- (Uncredited; in archive footage) Himself, The Kid Stays in the Picture, USA Films, 2002
- Himself, A Decade under the Influence, IFC Films, 2003
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Television Work
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Series
- Executive producer and consultant, The Outsiders, Fox, 1989-1990
- Executive producer, First Wave, Sci-Fi Channel, 1998
- Executive producer, Platinum, UPN, 2003
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Television Executive Producer
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Movies
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The People, ABC, 1972
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White Dwarf, Fox, 1995
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Tecumseh: The Last Warrior, 1995
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Dark Angel, 1996
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Survival on the Mountain, NBC, 1997
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Outrage, ABC, 1998
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Dr. Jeykll & Mr. Hyde, syndicated, 1999
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Another Day, USA Network, 2001
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Miniseries
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Kidnapped, 1995
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The Odyssey (also known as Homer's "The Odyssey,"
Odissea, and Die Abenteuer des Odysseus), NBC, 1997
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Moby Dick, USA Network, 1998
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Television Director
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Specials
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Making Bram Stoker's Dracula, 1992
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Television Work
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Pilots
- Executive producer, The Conversation, NBC, 1995
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Television Director
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Episodic
- "Rip Van Winkle," Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre), Showtime, 1987
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Television Appearances
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Specials
- Himself, Reverse Angle, 1982
- Himself, The Making of "Captain Eo," 1986
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The Godfather Family: A Look Inside, HBO, 1990
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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, Showtime, 1991
- Himself, The Godfather Family: A Look Inside, 1991
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Memory and Imagination: New Pathways to the Library of Congress, PBS, 1992
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The World of Jim Henson, PBS, 1994
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Marlon Brando, Wild One, Channel 4 [U.K.], 1994
- Himself, It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein, 1994
- Himself, A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese through American Movies, 1995
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Anatomy of Horror, UPN, 1995
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Mickey Rourke: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
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Heart of Darkness, The Learning Channel, 1999
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Kurosawa: The Last Emperor, Independent Film Channel, 2000
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Martha Stewart's Home for the Holidays, CBS, 2001
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Hollywood Salutes Nicolas Cage: An American Cinematheque Tribute,TNT, 2002
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George Lucas: Creating an Empire, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
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Episodic
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Late Night with David Letterman, 1982
- Himself, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1986
- "George Lucas: Heroes, Myths, and Magic," American Masters, PBS, 1993
- "John Barry's Moviola," Great Performances, PBS, 1993
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Stage Director
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Enrico IV, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1971
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Private Lives, American Conservatory Theatre, 1972
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The Visit of the Old Lady (opera), San Francisco Opera Company, San Francisco, 1972
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Stage Work
- Creative advisor, Dreams & Nightmares, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1996
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Tonight for Sure (also known as Tonite for Sure and WideOpen Spaces), 1961
- (With Dieter Hildebrandt and Margh Malina; extra scenes) The Playgirlsand the Bellboy (also known as The Bellboy and the Playgirls andMit Eva fing die Suende an), United Producers, 1962
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The Magic Voyage of Sinbad (adaptation), Filmgroup, 1962
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Pilma, Pilma, 1962
- (Uncredited) Additional dialogue, The Haunted Palace (also known as Edgar Allan Poe's The Haunted Palace and The Haunted Village), 1963
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Battle beyond the Sun (adaptation), American International Pictures, 1963
- (As Francis Coppola) Dementia 13 (also known as The Haunted andthe Hunted), American International Pictures, 1963
- (With Gore Vidal, Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost, and Claude Brule) Is Paris Burning? (also known as Paris brule-t-il?), Paramount, 1966
- (With Fred Coe and Edith Sommer) This Property Is Condemned, Paramount, 1966
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You're a Big Boy Now, Seven Arts, 1966
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Reflections in a Golden Eye (adaptation), 1967
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The Rain People, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
- (With Edmund H. North) Patton (also known as Blood and Guts,
Patton: A Salute to a Rebel, and Patton: Lust for Glory), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970
- (With Mario Puzo) The Godfather (also known as Mario Puzo's TheGodfather), Paramount, 1972
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The Conversation, Paramount, 1974
- (With Puzo) The Godfather, Part II (also known as Mario Puzo'sThe Godfather: Part II), Paramount, 1974
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The Great Gatsby, Paramount, 1974
- (With John Milius) Apocalypse Now (also known as Apocalypse NowRedux), United Artists, 1979
- (With Armyan Bernstein) One from the Heart, Columbia, 1982
- (With S. E. Hinton) Rumble Fish (based on the book by Hinton), Universal, 1983
- (With William Kennedy; as Francis Coppola) The Cotton Club, Orion,1984
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Captain Eo, 1986
- "Life without Zoe," New York Stories, Touchstone, 1989
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The Godfather, Part III (also known as Mario Puzo's The Godfather: Part III), Paramount, 1990
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John Grisham's The Rainmaker (also known as The Rainmaker;based on the novel by Grisham), Paramount, 1997
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Megalopolis, DreamWorks, 2003
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Film Scores
- (With father, Carmine Coppola) Apocalypse Now (also known as Apocalypse Now Redux), United Artists, 1979
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Other Writings
- (With James V. Hart) Bram Stoker's Dracula: The Film and the Legend, Newmarket Press, 1992
- (With Eiko Ishioka) Coppola and Eiko on "Bram Stoker's Dracula," Collins, 1992
- (Author of introduction) Brodeur, Adrienne, and Samantha Schnee, eds., Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope All Story, Harcourt, 2000
- (Author of essay) Ishioka, Eiko, Eiko on Stage, Callaway, 2000
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Volume 39, Gale Group, 2001
- Browne, Nick, ed., Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather," Cambridge University Press, 2000
- Cowie, Peter, Coppola, Andre Deutsch, 1989, Scribner, 1990
- Goodwin, Michael, and Naomi Wise, On the Edge: The Life and Times of Francis Coppola, Morrow, 1989
- Johnson, Robert K., Francis Ford Coppola, Twayne, 1977
- Lewis, Jon, Whom God Wishes to Destroy ... Francis Coppola and the NewHollywood, University Press, 1995
- Schumacher, Michael, Francis Ford Coppola: A Filmmaker's Life, 1999
- Zucker, Joel S., Francis Ford Coppola: A Guide to References and Resources, G. K. Hall, 1984
Periodicals
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American Film, June, 1988, pp. 21-27
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Entertainment Weekly, November 21, 1997, p. 56; July 24, 1998, p.10; November 1, 1999, p. 107
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Film Comment, January/February, 1993
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Gentlemen's Quarterly, December, 1992
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Interview, November, 1992
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New York Times Magazine, July 24, 1988
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People, April 4, 1994
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Rolling Stone, February 7, 1991
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Variety, January 12, 1998, p. 152; July 20, 1998, p. 7
Electronic
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Zoetrope Studios, http://www.zoetrope.com, May 5, 2003
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