Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola is one of the foremost American directors. Over a 50 year career he has been both innovative and prolific. Born in 1939 in Detroit, MI, to Italian parents, Carmine and Italia, he was raised in Queens, NY. As a 10-year-old he contracted polio, which he has said was influential in his artistic development. During the nine months that he was confined to his bed, he experimented with a film projector and puppets. After recovering from polio, he began making home movies,...
