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Francis Ford Coppola

When and where was Francis Ford Coppola born?

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Francis Ford Coppola, with a beard, sits on a camera dolly surrounded by crew and actors on the set of The Godfather: Part II, with storefronts in the background. — Francis Ford Coppola American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola won the Oscar for best director for The Godfather: Part II (1974).

Francis Ford Coppola was born on April 7, 1939, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.1