Francis Ford Coppola at event of Marie Antoinette (2006)
 
				
				
						 Caption: Francis Ford Coppola at event of Marie Antoinette (2006)
																																				
						Producer, Director, Writer
						Born: April 7, 1939
						Star sign: Aries
						Height: 5' 10½" (1.79 m)
						Known for: The Godfather: Part II (1974), The Godfather (1972), Apocalypse Now (1979), The Godfather: Part III (1990)
						Source: IMDB
						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 ...