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Francis Coppola

Director
Date of Birth: 07.04.1939
Country: USA

Content:
  1. Biography of Francis Coppola
  2. Early Career
  3. American Zoetrope and Major Success
  4. Later Career
  5. Selected Filmography

Biography of Francis Coppola

Francis Ford Coppola was born on April 7, 1939, in Detroit, USA.

He completed his education at Hofstra College (now University) and the Film School at the University of California in Los Angeles.

Early Career

In 1962, he began working as an assistant to the renowned director, screenwriter, and producer Roger Corman. In 1963, Coppola directed his first film, "Dementia 13," while continuing to work as an assistant and a screenwriter.

In 1966, he directed the youth comedy "You're a Big Boy Now," which achieved relative success. The film's relative success, along with the support of actor Fred Astaire, helped Coppola secure the rights to adapt the musical "Finian's Rainbow" (1968) for the screen.

American Zoetrope and Major Success

In 1969, Coppol