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ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
HBOSGeSat, Nov 21, 2:00 PMThe Good ShepherdBuy
TMCeSun, Nov 22, 12:45 PMThe Virgin SuicidesBuy
IFCSun, Nov 22, 6:00 PMAssassination TangoBuy
IFCMon, Nov 23, 3:10 AMAssassination TangoBuy
TMCeMon, Nov 23, 5:05 AMThe Virgin SuicidesBuy
AMCThu, Nov 26, 7:30 AMThe GodfatherBuy
AMCThu, Nov 26, 11:30 AMThe Godfather, Part IIBuy
AMCThu, Nov 26, 4:00 PMThe Godfather, Part IIIBuy
AMCThu, Nov 26, 8:00 PMThe GodfatherBuy
AMCFri, Nov 27, 12:00 AMThe Godfather, Part IIBuy
HBOeFri, Nov 27, 3:35 AMThe Good ShepherdBuy
MOMAXeSat, Nov 28, 7:15 AMBuddyBuy
IFCSun, Nov 29, 2:20 PMDecade Under the InfluenceBuy
IFCMon, Nov 30, 11:30 AMAssassination TangoBuy
MOMAXeMon, Nov 30, 11:10 PMApocalypse Now ReduxBuy
HBOeTue, Dec 1, 8:00 AMBuddyBuy
FLIXeTue, Dec 1, 3:00 PMThe Virgin SuicidesBuy
SHOeWed, Dec 2, 11:30 AMThe Virgin SuicidesBuy
HBOeFri, Dec 4, 2:25 AMApocalypse Now ReduxBuy
HBO2eFri, Dec 4, 12:00 PMThe Good ShepherdBuy

Francis Ford Coppola Biography

Francis Ford Coppola
  • Birth Name: Francis Ford Coppola
  • Birth Place: Detroit, MI
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/07/1939, Aries
  • Profession: Director; producer; writer
Francis Ford Coppola Fast Facts:
  • Worked as an assistant to low-budget director Roger Corman while in graduate school, serving as writer, editor and dialogue director.
  • Directed a soft-core Western called Tonight for Sure in 1962.
  • Befriended George Lucas while in film school and helped arrange financing for the future Star Wars' helmer's first feature, 1971's THX-1138. Coppola also produced Lucas' breakthrough film, 1973's American Graffiti.
  • Nearly went bankrupt after putting up $16 million of his own money to make the 1979 classic Apocalypse Now.
  • Like the Hustons (Walter, John and Anjelica), there are three generations of Oscar winners in the family: Coppola; his daughter, Sofia Coppola; his father, Carmine Coppola; and nephew Nicolas Cage. 
  • Owns the Niebaum-Coppola Estate Winery in California's Napa Valley.
    Francis Ford Coppola Relationships:
  • August Coppola - Brother
  • Carmine Coppola - Father
  • Christopher Coppola - Nephew
  • Eleanor Coppola - Wife
  • Gian-Carlo Coppola - Son
  • Italia Coppola - Mother
  • Jason Schwartzman - Nephew
  • Marc Coppola - Nephew
  • Nicolas Cage - Nephew
  • Robert Schwartzman - Nephew
  • Roman Coppola - Son
  • Sofia Coppola - Daughter
  • Talia Shire - Sister

  • Francis Ford Coppola Awards:
  • 1972 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1974 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
  • 1979 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1990 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Nominee
  • 1973 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 1974 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Winner
  • 1974 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 1979 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 1990 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Nominee
  • 1970 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Winner
  • 1972 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Winner
  • 1974 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Winner
  • 1979 Oscar: Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 1974 Oscar: Best Writing (Original Screenplay) - Nominee
  • 1973 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1975 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1975 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1980 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1985 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1991 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1973 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Winner
  • 1975 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1975 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1991 Golden Globe: Best Screenplay - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1997 Emmy: Outstanding Miniseries - Nominee
  • 1998 Emmy: Outstanding Miniseries - Nominee

  • College:
  • Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY (BA in Drama, 1960); University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (MFA in Film, 1967)
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