Francis Ford Coppola won his first Oscar at age 31 for the screenplay for Patton, which he co-wrote with Edmund H. North. He won his first Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival with The Conversation, which he wrote and directed. He went on to direct 20 films, including the epic Godfather trilogy, and most recently, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Jack, and John Grisham's The Rainmaker. He lives in Northern California.
Susan Dworkin'sdocumentaryShe’s Nobody’s Babywon the coveted Peabody Award for excellence in broadcasting.Making Tootsiewas her first book. Her later books includedThe Viking in the Wheat Field,Miss America, 1945: The Bess Myerson Story,The Nazi Officer's Wife,Double De Palmaand the novelsStolen GoodsandDesperately Seeking Susan. She lives in New York City.