Eleanor Coppola, who documented the making of some of husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films and raised a family of filmmakers, has died at 87.

Eleanor Coppola died on Friday at her home in Northern California's Napa Valley, according to a statement from her family shared with NPR via her press agent. She was 87 years old.

Eleanor Coppola dies at 87; director and author was matriarch of filmmaking family She documented several of husband Francis Ford Coppola’s movies, including 1991’s “Hearts of Darkness: A ...

Eleanor Coppola, who documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of “Apocalypse Now,” and who raised a ...

Eleanor Coppola, matriarch who documented her film family’s work, dies at 87. She co-directed “Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse,” about the tortured production of her husband ...

Eleanor Coppola, who documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of “Apocalypse Now,” and who raised a ...

News / Life / Entertainment Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87 She documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films ...

Coppola died Friday at home in Rutherford, California, her family announced in a statement. Eleanor, who grew in Orange County, California, met Francis while working as an assistant art director ...

Coppola died Friday at home in Rutherford, California, her family announced in a statement. Eleanor, who grew in Orange County, California, met Francis while working as an assistant art director ...

Coppola died Friday at home in Rutherford, California, her family announced in a statement. Eleanor, who grew in Orange County, California, met Francis while working as an assistant art director ...