August Coppola "Rumble Fish" to him. In "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (2010), August Coppola's name is mentioned at the very end of credits. August Coppola August Floyd Coppola (February 16, 1934 – October 27, 2009) was an American academic, author, film executive and advocate for the arts. He was the father of actor Nicolas Cage. August Coppola was the son of composer and flutist Carmine Coppola (1910–1991) and Italia Pennino (1912–2004), a lyricist and matriarch of the Coppola family. His siblings are film director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire; his uncle is composer Anton Coppola. August Coppola married German-American dancer Joy
Sofia Coppola debut with the coming-of-age drama "The Virgin Suicides" (1999), based on the novel of the same name by Jeffery Eugenides. It was the first of her collaborations with actress Kirsten Dunst. In 2003, she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the comedy-drama "Lost in Translation" and became the third woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. In 2006, Coppola directed the historical drama "Marie Antoinette", starring Dunst as the ill-fated French queen. In 2010, with the drama "Somewhere", Coppola became the first American woman (and fourth American filmmaker) to win the Golden Lion,