Quote by: Francis Ford Coppola

They needed someone to write a script of The Great Gatsby very quickly for the movie they were making. I took this job so I'd be sure to have some dough to support my family.


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  • NameFrancis Ford Coppola
  • Descriptionfilm director and producer from the United States
  • BornApril 7, 1939
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Film Producer; Film Director; Writer
  • WorksColonel Kurtz; American Photojournalist; Benjamin L. Willard
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Writing (Original Screenplay); Academy Award For Best Director; Writers Guild Of America Award; Donostia Award; Directors Guild Of America Award; Princess Of Asturias Award - Art; Praemium Imperiale