Eleanor Coppola, the wife of renowned filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, has passed away at the age of 82. She frequently documented the behind-the-scenes life of her husband's films, starting with 'Apocalypse Now' in 1979. Eleanor met Francis while working on his directorial debut and they went on to have three children together, all of whom became involved in the film industry. Her cause of death has not been disclosed.
Beginning on 1979’s ’ Apocalypse Now ,’ Eleanor Coppola frequently documented the behind-the-scenes life of her husband’s filmsCoppola died Friday surrounded by family at home in Rutherford, California, her family announced in a statement. No cause of death was given.Eleanor, who grew up in Orange County, California, met Francis while working as an assistant art director on his directorial debut, the Roger Corman-produced 1963 horror film “Dementia 13.
Gian-Carlo, who’s seen in the background of many of his father’s films and had begun doing second-unit photography, died at the age of 22 in a 1986 boating accident. He was killed while riding in a boat piloted by Griffin O’Neal, son of Ryan O’Neal, who was found guilty of negligence.Roman directed several movies of his own and regularly collaborates with Wes Anderson. He’s president of his father’s San Francisco-based film company, American Zoetrope.
Eleanor documented much of the chaos in what would become one of the most famous making-of films about moviemaking, 1991’s “Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse.” Eleanor also published “Notes: On the Making of ‘Apocalypse Now’” in 1979. While the film focused on the film set tumult, the book charted some of Eleanor’s inner turmoil, including the challenges of being married to a larger-than-life figure. She wrote of being a “woman isolated from my friends, my affairs and my projects” during their year in Manilla. She also frankly discusses Francis having an extramarital affair.
In 2016, at the age of 80, Eleanor made her narrative debut in “Paris Can Wait,” a romantic comedy starring Diane Lane. She followed that up with “Love Is Love Is Love” in 2020. Eleanor had initially set out only to write the screenplay to “Paris Can Wait.”
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