Renowned filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola is currently making headlines due to the passing of his wife of 61 years, Eleanor Coppola, at the age of 87 on April 12 at their residence in Rutherford, California.
Born Eleanor Jessie Neil in 1936, Eleanor's life intertwined with Francis's when they met on the set of his first legitimate directorial venture, the Roger Corman horror film, Dementia 13. At the time, she was working as an assistant art director, while he was a budding filmmaker. Their union would go on to shape a cinematic legacy, giving rise to Roman Coppola and Sofia Coppola, both accomplished filmmakers in their own right.
