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Augustino Coppola was a gunsmith and friend of Salvatore Tessio. Augustino was a gunsmith during the war, and he continued to work as something of a black market supplier, particularly to Tessio and Peter Clemenza. He had one son, Carmine, who often entertained his father by playing the flute...
Dec 3, 2021 · Agostino "Augusta" [uncertain] Coppola. Born about 1883 in Italy. Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] [sibling (s) unknown] Husband of [private wife (1880s - unknown) ] Descendants. Father of Carmine Coppola and Antonio Coppola. Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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The Coppola family (Italian pronunciation:) is an Italian-American family of filmmakers and performing artists. The family originates from Bernalda in the region of Basilicata . Agostino "August" Coppola (1882–1946) emigrated to the United States circa 1905.
August Floyd Coppola (February 16, 1934 – October 27, 2009) was an American academic, author, film executive, and advocate for the arts. He was the brother of director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire, and the father of actor Nicolas Cage, radio DJ Marc Coppola and director Christopher Coppola . Early life and family.
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- August Floyd Coppola, February 16, 1934, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
- Educator, author, film executive
- October 27, 2009 (aged 75), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Aug 23, 2016 · This is the story reconstructed by the Bernaldese actor Michele Russo in his recent documentary The Family Whistle. Mr. Russo, who also starred in The Godfather Part III and in Giuseppe Tornatore’s Baarìa, is a distant cousin to the famed director Francis Ford Coppola.
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After the new carpet is installed, young Vito, Clemenza and Tessio meet up with a gunsmith, Augustino Coppola, and his young son, Carmine Coppola [sound familiar?]. This is where Clemenza sells his guns. The boy Carmine is the one playing the flute, NOT "young Vito" as the caption in the Soundtrack claims
Augustino Coppola, Francis's paternal grandfather, while not a musician himself, encouraged his large family to study music, and two of his sons, Anton and Carmine, went on to have careers in music. Augustino worked as a tool-and-die maker, and he could boast of building the first Vitaphone sound system for Warner Bros.
