The director was scheduled to undergo a long-planned surgery, but reportedly suffered atrial fibrillation before entering the operating room Award-winning director Francis Ford Coppola “is fine” after he was taken to a hospital in Calabria, Italy, on Tuesday morning ahead of a previously planned procedure. “Da Dada (what my kids call me) is fine, taking an opportunity while in Rome …
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Francis Ford Coppola, the veteran American Italian film-maker behind The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, has been hospitalised in Rome, according to reports in the local media. Coppola, 86, was admitted to Policlinico Tor Vergata, a public hospital, on Tuesday morning for an operation related to heart issues that had been long scheduled, Corriere della Sera reported. But he suffered a …
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Francis Ford Coppola has been hospitalized in Rome, Italy. The legendary auteur, 86, went in for a scheduled update procedure with Dr. Andrea Natale, a renowned heart doctor who has treated Coppola for more than 30 years. He is said to be resting nicely now. The Hollywood Reporter reached out to the filmmaker’s rep and will update accordingly. Coppola had …
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