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
His first two Oscar-winning screenplays were for
Patton and
The Godfather, both movies also won for Best Actor. In both of these films, both leading actors - George C. Scott and Marlon Brando, respectively - turned down their awards (although it was the second Oscar which Brando won).
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Trademark:
Includes the original author's name in the title of his adaptations (i.e., Mario Puzo's
The Godfather, Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)).
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