Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola (born 1939) is an American director, producer, and screenwriter, one of the central figures of the New Hollywood generation. Trained at UCLA's film school and apprenticed to Roger Corman, he made his name in the early 1970s with the two Godfather films and went on to produce, finance, and direct ambitious independent features through his own production company. His career has alternated between studio prestige projects and personal financial gambles. His acclaimed films include The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse Now, The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Megalopolis.