Born on April 7, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan, Coppola began his career in the '60s, directing the 1963 film Dementia 13. He directed the films You're a Big Boy Now and Finian's Rainbow, before co-writing the 1970 biographical war epic Patton that earned him an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay alongside screenwriter Edmund H. North.
The Godfather became a cinematic masterpiece starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, and Diane Keaton. The film revolutionized the gangster genre and earned Coppola an Oscar for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, withThe Godfather 2 earning him Best Director. A third installment was released in 1990.
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The director's influence in Hollywood is undeniable, to say the least, with his family having followed in his footsteps. His sister and actor Talia Shirestarred in his films, but also in the boxing classic Rocky.Sofia Coppola, his daughter, made her debut in the gangster films and became a director with hits like The Virgin Suicides, and won an Oscar for the comedy-drama Lost in Translation. His nephew, Nicolas Cage, also rose to fame in Hollywood.
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