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Hello fans,
Francis Ford Coppola is a legendary director, known for
such classics as The Godfather trilogy, The Conversation,
and Apocalypse Now. What has been keeping him busy these
days? Find out in today's issue!
Take care,
Melissa
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--DEAD OR ALIVE?
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a
visit from the "Grim Reaper":
--James Farentino: He appeared in the TV mini-series "Jesus
of Nazareth" and the movie "The Final Countdown", he played
Mr. Beck on a number of episodes of "Melrose Place"
--Robert Loggia: He has appeared in many, many productions,
including "Prizzi's Honor", "Jagged Edge" and the TV movie
"Raid on Entebbe"
--Chuck Connors: Starred in the TV series "The Rifleman"
(Answer at the bottom)
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FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA
http://www.celebritynooz.com/francis_ford_coppola.aspx
BIRTH DATE: April 7, 1939, Detroit, Michigan
CLAIM TO FAME: This legendary director is famous for
directing the Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, among
many others!
FAMILY LIFE: He has been married to his wife, Eleanor,
since 1963. Their oldest son, Gian-Carlo Coppola, died in
a speedboat accident in 1986. Their surviving son, Roman
Coppola, is a filmmaker and music video director, and
daughter Sofia Coppola, is an Academy Award-winning writer
and nominated director.
INFO: Coppola was born into a creative family - his father
was a composer and his mother was an actress. With a degree
in drama and a graduate degree in filmmaking under his belt,
Coppola began working alongside filmmaker Roger Corman as
a soundman, dialogue director, and associate producer. It
wasn't long before he directed his first film, Dementia 13
(1963).
Soon after, he wrote an adaptation of This Property is
Condemned, by Tennessee Williams (with Fred Coe and Edith
Sommer), and screenplays for Is Paris Burning?, and Patton,
the film for which he won a Best Adapted Screenplay Academy
Award. In 1969, he teamed up with George Lucas to establish
an independent film production company known as American
Zoetrope. Together, they produced and directed the film THX
1138 (1971), and the Academy Award nominated American
Graffiti (1973).
On his own, Coppola directed The Godfather (1972), which
became one of the highest-grossing movies in history, and
earned him an Oscar for Best Screenplay. The film also won
an Academy Award for Best Picture. He followed this great
success with another Oscar nominated film, The Conversation
(1974), and also that year The Godfather: Part II, which
won six Academy Awards.
Coppola's next film was the Vietnam War epic Apocalypse Now
(1979), another acclaimed piece that won a Golden Palm Award
at the Cannes Film Festival, and two Academy Awards. He then
executive produced the hit The Black Stallion (1979), and
teamed up with his friend George Lucas to executive produce
Kagemusha, and Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters. Other films
he worked on as executive producer include The Escape Artist
(1982), Hammett (1982) The Black Stallion Returns (1983),
Barfly (1987), Wind (1992), and The Secret Garden (1993).
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TRIVIA: Owns the Turtle Inn in Placencia, Belize.
Co-owned the "Rubicon" restaurant in San Francisco along
with Robin Williams and Robert De Niro for 14 years. It
closed in 2008.
Has given political contributions to several candidates of
the Democratic Party, including Mike Thompson, Nancy Pelosi
for the U.S. House of Representatives and Barbara Boxer and
Alan Cranston for the U.S. Senate.
Earned an M.F.A. in film directing from the UCLA Film School.
Caught polio when he was a child.
Serves as the Honorary Ambassador of the Central American
nation of Belize in San Francisco, California.
His middle name was given to him to honor Henry Ford.
Began his winery enterprise by buying portion of historic
Inglenook estate in 1975.
Made a commercial for Suntory whiskey with legendary Japanese
director Akira Kurosawa in the 1970s.
Was voted the 21st Greatest Director of all time by
Entertainment Weekly.
Directed 12 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances.
Is among an elite group of seven directors who have won Best
Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay (Original/Adapted)
for the same film.
He, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg presented Martin
Scorsese with his first ever Oscar for Best Director for The
Departed (2006).
Brother of August Coppola.
Was named after his grandfather Francesco Pennino.
Briefly attended the New York Military Academy where Troy
Donahue was his classmate.
WHERE IS HE NOW: Most recently, Coppola directed the film,
Tetro, which was released in select cinemas in June 2009.
He currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, where
he owns an Italian restaurant named Cafe Zoetrope that
serves wine from his personal vineyard and bottling company.
He also spends considerable time in Buenos Aires, Argentina,
where he is establishing a subsidiary of his production
company.
He is also the owner of a company, Francis Ford Coppola
Presents, which owns a winery in Geyserville, Sonoma County,
California, as well as several cafes and resorts. The company
also produces a line of pastas and pasta sauces.
Coppola will be presented with a lifetime achievement Oscar
at this November's Academy Awards.
WRITE TO FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA:
Francis Ford Coppola
916 Kearny Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
Video Clips of Francis Ford Coppola:
http://www.evtv1.com/searchevtv.aspx?s=francis%20coppola
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CREDITS:
Tetro (2009)
Youth Without Youth (2007)
Supernova (2000/I) (uncredited)
The Rainmaker (1997)
Jack (1996)
Dracula (1992)
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (V)
Making 'Bram Stoker's Dracula' (1992) (TV)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
New York Stories (1989) (segment "Life without Zoe") (as Francis Coppola)
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
Gardens of Stone (1987) (as Francis Coppola)
"Faerie Tale Theatre" (1 episode, 1987)
- Rip Van Winkle (1987) TV episode
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) (as Francis Coppola)
Captain EO (1986)
The Cotton Club (1984) (as Francis Coppola)
Rumble Fish (1983)
The Outsiders (1983) (as Francis Coppola)
One from the Heart (1982) (as Francis Coppola)
Apocalypse Now (1979) (as Francis Coppola)
"The Godfather: A Novel for Television" (4 episodes, 1977)
- Episode #1.4 (1977) TV episode
- Episode #1.3 (1977) TV episode
- Episode #1.2 (1977) TV episode
- Episode #1.1 (1977) TV episode
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Conversation (1974)
The Godfather (1972)
The Rain People (1969)
Finian's Rainbow (1968)
You're a Big Boy Now (1966)
Dementia 13 (1963) (as Francis Coppola)
The Terror (1963) (uncredited)
Tonight for Sure (1962)
The Bellboy and the Playgirls (1962)
Battle Beyond the Sun (1960) (as Thomas Colchart) (re-edited version with new footage)
To see Then & Now pictures of Francis Ford Coppola, visit:
http://www.celebritynooz.com/francis_ford_coppola.aspx
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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE
James Farentino - ALIVE
Born: 02/24/1938
Robert Loggia - ALIVE
Born: 01/03/1930
Chuck Connors - DEAD
Born: 04/10/1921 Died: 11/10/1992
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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
8/26
-Ray Boylan, 76, American meteorologist (WSOC-TV), pulmonary
fibrosis.
-Ton van Duinhoven, 89, Dutch actor.
-John Karefa-Smart, 94-95, Sierra Leonean politician, Foreign
Minister (1961?1964).
-Steve Laore, 46, Solomon Islands politician.
-Raimon Panikkar, 91, Spanish theologian.
8/25
-Soboma George, Nigerian militant leader (MEND), shot.
8/24
-Douglas K. Amdahl, 91, American jurist, Chief Justice of
the Minnesota Supreme Court (1981?1989).
-Ilija Bozinov, 54, Bulgarian politician, mathematician and
statistician.
-Maixent Coly, 60, Senegalese Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop
of Ziguinchor (since 1995).
-Idiris Muse Elmi, Somali politician, member of the
Transitional Federal Parliament, terrorist attack.
-Geddi Abdi Gadid, Somali politician, member of the
Transitional Federal Parliament, terrorist attack.
-Pierre Marie Gallois, 99, French brigadier general and
geopolitician.
-Satoshi Kon, 46, Japanese film director (Perfect Blue,
Millennium Actress), pancreatic cancer.
-Sir Graham Liggins, 84, New Zealand scientist, after long
illness.
-Bulle Hassan Mo'allim, Somali politician, member of the
Transitional Federal Parliament, terrorist attack.
-Mohamed Hassan M. Nur, Somali politician, member of the
Transitional Federal Parliament, terrorist attack.
-Acacio Rodrigues Alves, 85, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate,
Bishop of Palmares (1962?2000).
-William B. Saxbe, 94, American politician, Senator from Ohio
(1969?1974) and Attorney General (1974?1975).
-Gibson Sibanda, 66, Zimbabwean politician, cancer.
8/23
-Marcel Albert, 92, French aviator, World War II flying ace.
-Dave McElhatton, 81, American television news anchor,
complications of a stroke.
-Carlos Mendo, 77, Spanish journalist, founder of El Pais
newspaper, after long illness.
-Natalie Nevins, 85, American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show),
complications from hip surgery.
-Bill Phillips, 74, American country music singer.
-George Thornewell Smith, 93, American politician and jurist,
Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (1967?1971), Supreme Court of
Georgia (1981?1991).
-George David Weiss, 89, American composer ("What a Wonderful
World", "Can't Help Falling in Love", "The Lion Sleeps
Tonight"), natural causes.
-Gareth Williams, 31, British spy (GCHQ seconded to MI6),
murdered.
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