Eleanor Coppola | |
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Born | Eleanor Jessie Neil May 4, 1936 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | April 12, 2024 Rutherford, California, U.S. | (aged 87)
Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
Occupation(s) | Film director, writer, artist |
Years active | 1963–2024 |
Spouse | |
Children | |
Relatives | Bill Neil (brother) Gia Coppola (granddaughter) |
Eleanor Jessie Coppola (née Neil; May 4, 1936 – April 12, 2024) was an American documentary film director, screenwriter, and artist. She was married to director Francis Ford Coppola from 1963 until her death. She was best-known for her 1991 documentary film Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse as well as other documentaries chronicling the films of her husband and children.[1]