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Francis Ford Coppola was born in 1939 in Detroit, Michigan, but 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 (née Pennino), had been an actress. Francis Ford Coppola graduated with a degree in drama from Hofstra University, and ...
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Producer (76 credits)
1998-2001
First Wave
(TV Series) (executive producer - 65 episodes)
- Twice Bless'd
(2001)
... (executive producer)
- Terminal City
(2001)
... (executive producer)
- Beneath the Black Sky
(2001)
... (executive producer)
- Black Box
(2001)
... (executive producer)
- Checkmate
(2001)
... (executive producer)
1998
Moby Dick
(TV Mini-Series) (executive producer - 2 episodes)
- Episode #1.2
(1998)
... (executive producer)
- Episode #1.1
(1998)
... (executive producer)
1997
The Odyssey
(TV Mini-Series) (executive producer - 2 episodes)
- Part II
(1997)
... (executive producer)
- Part I
(1997)
... (executive producer)
1990
The Outsiders
(TV Series) (executive producer - 13 episodes)
- Union Blues
(1990)
... (executive producer)
- The Beat Goes On
(1990)
... (executive producer)
- Winner Take All
(1990)
... (executive producer)
- Tequila Sunset
(1990)
... (executive producer)
- Carnival
(1990)
... (executive producer)
1977
The Godfather: A Novel for Television
(TV Mini-Series) (producer - 4 episodes)
- Episode #1.4
(1977)
... (producer: The Godfather)
- Episode #1.3
(1977)
... (producer: The Godfather)
- Episode #1.2
(1977)
... (producer: The Godfather)
- Episode #1.1
(1977)
... (producer: The Godfather)
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Director (37 credits)
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Thanks (41 credits)
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Self (164 credits)
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[on The Godfather (1972)] I had been so conditioned to think the film was bad - too dark, too long, too boring - that I didn't think it would have any success. In fact, the reason I took the job to write The Great Gatsby (1974) was because I had no money and three kids and was sure I'd need the money. I heard about the success of "The Godfather" from my wife, who called me while I was writing "... See more »Trivia:
Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945- 1985". Pages 227-234. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988. See more »Trademark:
Includes the original author's name in the title of his adaptations (i.e., Mario Puzo's The Godfather (1972), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)). See more »Star Sign:
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