"Eleanor Coppola, Matriarch of Filmmaking Dynasty, Dies at 87"

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"Eleanor Coppola, Matriarch of Filmmaking Dynasty, Dies at 87"
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Eleanor Coppola, award-winning filmmaker, artist, and matriarch of the Coppola filmmaking dynasty, has passed away at the age of 87. She was known for her documentary work, including "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse," and made her directorial debut at 80 with "Paris Can Wait." Alongside her husband Francis Ford Coppola, she was part of a prolific Hollywood filmmaking family, with successful children Roman and Sofia Coppola. Eleanor was also an accomplished artist and writer, and had recently completed a memoir before her death.

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