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Francis Ford Coppola

b. 1939Detroit, MIItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included

Director of The Godfather trilogy — the defining Italian American cinematic saga — and winner of five Academy Awards.

Notable For

  • Directed The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974)
  • Won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay

Honors & Recognition

  • 5 Academy Awards
  • AFI Life Achievement Award

Sources

Last reviewed: 2026-05-07

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Quick Facts

Field
Film & Television
Years
b. 1939
Birth Place
Detroit, MI
Origin
Italian American descendant
Ancestry Verification
Confirmed

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