oscar | 2013 The Coppola Family Tree ◄ Carmine was an acclaimed flautist, and Italia is said to have been a spectacular cook. Carmine Coppola 1910-91 Composer The NYC native did the Godfather films, Apocalypse Now and The Black Stallion. His brother, Anton, retired in April as Opera Tampa’s conductor at age 95. ➺ The core family has eight Oscars and 24 nominations, while its extended members encompass even more awards and an extraordinary influence in the arts August Coppola Joy Vogelsang 1935Dancer, Choreographer She and August divorced in 1976. Her youngest son, Nicolas, moved from L.A. to live with uncle Francis and aunt Eleanor in Napa when he was in 12th grade. gust Nic and dad Auuck at the Moonstr . premiere in 1987 Christina Fulton Nicolas Cage 1964Actor The veteran of more than 70 films and an Oscar winner for Leaving Las Vegas, Francis’ nephew changed his name because, as he once said, “Nicolas Coppola was a frightened boy who had to reinvent himself in order to fulfill his dreams.” 1967Actress, Singer Has sparred with Nic over back taxes and the Hollywood Hills home in which she raised their child. 1934-2009 Literature Professor As an exec at American Zoetrope, he helped his brother’s company with the acclaimed restoration and rerelease of the 1927 silent film Napoleon. A theater on the campus of employer San Francisco State is named in his honor. Elizabeth Seton Marc Coppola 1962Actress Has a role in the upcoming Netflix series Orange Is the New Black from Jenji Kohan. 1957Actor, Radio DJ Plays a dad in cousin Sofia’s upcoming The Bling Ring and has appeared in Nic’s Leaving Las Vegas, uncle Francis’ Jack and aunt Talia’s One Night Stand. “The Cope” DJs for classic-rock Clear Channel stations. ▲ Weston and mom Christina in 2008. 1990Actor, musician He appeared with dad in Lord of War and wrote and performed the title song for Nic’s Drive Angry. Nikki Williams Adrienne Stout-Coppola 1961Actress, Screenwriter Wrote her husband’s The Creature of the Sunny Side Up Trailer Park, starring Lynda Carter. 2003Has Johnson & Johnson commercials on her résumé. 1995Actor Attends a pool party in aunt Sofia’s Bling Ring. 1939Director, Writer, producer “I made a very wise move when I was a young guy,” he said as he received the Thalberg in 2010. “I told my wife, ‘If I ever go away [on a film] for more than two weeks, I want to take the kids out of school … I’m taking them with me,’ and we always did. We had the family together for all of those adventures.” Christopher Coppola 1962Director, Producer, Writer Wrote and directed Palmer’s Pick-Up, which has aunt Talia in drag; launched PAH Fest, a newmedia film festival, in 2006. dexter Coppola 2009- d Roman Francis an . The 70 19 a circ sted huge director ho erings in family gathatch silent w to a Nap yone films. Ever the nines dressed tolike the — “not unscene from wedding ther,” The Godfaarc Coppola. recalls M ► Sofia and mom Eleanor in 2004. Actress Nic’s wife from 1995 to 2001, she plays Charlie Sheen’s sister in former cousin-in-law Roman’s new film A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III. Lisa Marie Presley 1968- Singer-Songwriter The former wife of musician Danny Keough and Michael Jackson married Nic, a big Elvis fan, in August 2002; they filed for divorce after 107 days of marriage. Kal-el CAGE 2005Kal-el is the Krypton birth name given to Superman in the comics; his dad was to play the Man of Steel in a Tim Burton film. Jennifer Furches 1980Singer Songwriter Her musician name is Spring Summer; Roman directs her music videos. Amanda Furches 1981Actress, Dancer Appeared in 2011’s The Woods, said to be the first film to premiere at Sundance using Kickstarter for financing. 2011Is precocious in Arquette’s arms in Charles Swan III. 1951Actress Played squeakyvoiced Frenchy in Grease; married to Shire since 1984. Danny Shire 1992His illness inspired Conn to become a national celebrity spokesperson for Autism Speaks. David Shire 1937Composer, Songwriter Shared original song Oscar for “It Goes Like It Goes” (from Norma Rae); also worked on Saturday Night Fever. Married to Talia from 1970 to 1978 and scored her pic One Night Stand years after they divorced. Matthew Shire 1975Screenwriter Wrote for the TBS animated series Neighbors From Hell. Talia Shire 1946- Actress, Director Sylvester Stallone killed off her character Adrian during the 16 years between Rocky V and Rocky Balboa: “I told her, ‘Talia, you’re the heart and soul of this movie, but you’re just here in spirit.’ ” Jason Schwartzman 1980Actor, Musician After Kingdom, he’s back with cousin Roman in Charles Swan III and in the upcoming Saving Mr. Banks, shot by half-brother John. KEY Married / couple Roman Coppola Thomas Mars 1977Musician The Frenchman, who fronts the alt-rock band Phoenix, married Sofia in 2011. Children Siblings Oscar Winner Jack Schwartzman 1932-94 Attorney, Producer Helped clients like William Friedkin work outside the studio system; produced Never Say Never Again, the final Sean Connery Bond film. Married to Talia from 1980 until his death. Robert Schwartzman John Schwartzman 1982Musician, Actor Appeared in The Princess Diaries and did songs for Bad Teacher and Easy A. The ex-frontman of Rooney, he’s now a solo act. 1971Director, Screenwriter, Producer The Oscar-winning Lost in Translation writer-director has The Bling Ring, produced by Roman, coming out this year. She has been in front of the camera in her dad’s films The Godfather, Rumble Fish and Peggy Sue Got Married and with cousin Jason in brother Roman’s CQ. Jacqui De La Fontaine 1967Costume Designer, Stylist Was 19 and two months pregnant when Gian-Carlo was killed. 2006- Cosima Croquet 2010- Spike Jonze 1969Director, producer, screenwriter Earned an Oscar nom for helming Being John Malkovich and directed Adaptation, starring then-cousin-in-law Nic (the actor’s second nom). Married to Sofia from 1999 to 2003. 1965Getty Oil heir He was dating Lauren Hutton when he met de la Fontaine, whom he married in 2000. Their nasty divorce was finalized in 2010. august and nicolas: barry king/sygma/corbis. weston and Christina: paul redmond/getty images. alice kim: malcolm taylor/getty images. roman and wes anderson: michael buckner/getty images. thomas mars: tim mosenfelder/getty images. spike jonze: neilson barnard/getty images. sofia and eleanor: evan agostini/getty images. carmine and italia: jim smeal/getty images. francis and roman: courtesy of subject. jason and brady: steve jennings/getty images. roman, francis and gian-carlo: ron galella/getty images. gia: Charley gallay/getty images. robert and talia: kevin winter/getty images. oscar nominee Judith Schwartzman 1935Loved to entertain at the family home in Brentwood. Stephanie Kuhlmann 1960Cinematographer Beat Francis and George Lucas at a late-night game of Risk, so they had to write him letters of recommendation to USC’s film school. 1965Art Dept. Coord. Has worked for fourtime Oscar nominee Bo Welch on such films as Edward Scissorhands, Men in Black and The Birdcage. Ann Schwartzman Darin Kuhlmann ▼ Brady and Jason were married in 2009. Brady Cunningham 1980Fashion Designer Art and design director of the boutique TenOverSix, with a store on Melrose Avenue. Francis Ford Coppola Marlowe Schwartzman ▲ Robert and mom Talia at Roman’s The Darjeeling Limited premiere in 2007. 1965Production Designer When John introduced Ann to his sister, the women realized they knew each other from their work on Ed Wood. 1964Producer, Postproduction Exec Has a Western in development titled Barren Land. Jack Schwartzman Harrison Kuhlmann Lucy Schwartzman Grace Kuhlmann 1994- 2010- 1996- 1999- Gian-Carlo Coppola 1963-86 Actor Died in a speedboat accident on Chesapeake Bay while Francis was filming Gardens of Stone nearby. Actor Griffin O’Neal (Ryan’s son), who was driving the boat, was replaced in the movie. ▼ Gian-Carlo (left), with Francis and Roman, in January 1986, four months before his death. 3 More Fabled Oscar Families These clans deserve to take a bow at Academy Awards time, too Walter, John and Anjelica Peter Getty Romy Croquet ▲ Roman with frequent collaborator Anderson (he’s like family!) at Cannes. Sofia Coppola Direct descendant of Carmine and ITalia coppola Divorced / separated 1998- 1965Screenwriter, Producer, Director He served as second-unit director on sister Sofia’s Lost in Translation and The Virgin Suicides and dad’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula; borrowed the Zeiss super-speed lenses Francis used on Rumble Fish for Charles Swan III. He and Sheen met when Sheen’s dad, Martin, starred in Francis’ Apocalypse Now. Pascale Coppola Didi Conn 5 Oscar wins 14 nominations plus the Thalberg Award 1955Executive Producer Works for DDB Worldwide overseeing commercials in NYC. Patricia Arquette 1968- 1984Married Nic in 2004 after they met when she served his table at a sushi restaurant in L.A. 1990Actress Trained in London, she just booked a role in the film The Wake-Up Call. Cayley Coppola Francis Ford Coppola 1936Writer, Documentarian An Emmy-winning co-director of Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse, she met Francis when he was directing Roger Corman’s Dementia 13 and she was an assistant to the art director. They married in 1963. Walter Brindak 1988Singer The South Africa native came out with her first single in 2012, titled “Kill, F—, Marry.” Alice Kim Cage Natasha Coppola-Shalom 1912-2004 Lyricist, Actress Born in Brooklyn, she body-doubled as Mama Corleone in a casket in Godfather: Part II. Her image graces Francis’ line of Mammarella sauces and pasta. Eleanor Coppola Bailey Coppola WESTON CAGE Italia Coppola HOW m a n y fol k s ca n say t h at t h ei r gr a n dfat h er , fat h er , sister, cousin and uncle have won Oscars and their aunt and cousin have been nominated? Roman Coppola can, and now he’s nominated for his own Academy Award for best original screenplay (with Wes Anderson) for Moonrise Kingdom. This latest in a long line of Coppola kudos (they and the Hustons are the only families with Oscars over three generations) prompted THR to follow a lineage that has its roots in Italy, runs through New York, Napa and Hollywood and has wound its way through film, fashion, music, radio and academia. “With our family, I always say it’s not six degrees of separation, it’s like three,” says cinematographer John Schwartzman, an Oscar nominee for Seabiscuit. “We could form a studio. We certainly have enough people.” — MIKE BARNES The Hustons Gia Coppola 1987Writer, Director, Stylist Has worked with Zac Posen and Opening Ceremony. Wrote and directed Palo Alto Stories, an indie film out this year, and helms music videos for cousin Robert. John won screenplay and directing Oscars for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) as dad Walter earned the supporting actor prize. John worked the family mojo again by guiding daughter Anjelica to an Oscar in Prizzi’s Honor (1985). W. Huston: Hulton Archive/Getty Images. J. Huston: ©Bettman/Corbis. A. Huston: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images. Barrymores: Rolls Press/Popperfoto/Getty Images. A. Newman: 20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection. R. Newman: Scott Kirkland/PictureGroup/AP Images. T. Newman: AP Photo/Matt Sayles. Lionel, Ethel and John Alfred, Randy and Thomas The Barrymores Stage legend Ethel got her Oscar for None But the Lonely Heart (1944) among four noms from 1944 to 1949. Brother John (Drew’s grandfather) starred in the silents, and other brother Lionel was mean Mr. Potter in It’s a Wonderful Life. The Newmans They’re the Coppolas of film music. Thomas (Skyfall) is up for his first Oscar on his 11th career nom. His father, Alfred, earned nine trophies and 45 noms (and composed the Fox logo theme), and cousin Randy has two Oscars and 20 noms. www.thr.com | The Hollywood Reporter | 97